raccoon
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| Quote: | Website norminated "Artist of October" -- There is an Order even to Rocks-Piling
The story of Malcolm's rock-columns is well circulated locally; the gallery of "Lamma-zine," the inhabitants' own community website, norminated Malcolm as the artist of October, listing his artworks one by one, and dubbed him "Rocky Malcolm." Malcolm finds that disagreeable(不以為然), "I don't care how long the rock-columns last, but to pile them high up, the foundation needs to be flat enough."
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Just an amateur's feeble attempt at translation... other canto-speaker please feel free to step in and critique/ advise. |
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Alan
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:04 am Post subject: |
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| SeaView wrote: | | Lamma Gung - you might be better off paying for it as scanning may infringe copyright. That's probably why you can only access the full article by logging on to the paper's website. |
Considering Ming Pao used Lammagung's article without his permission, they can hardly complain if he returns the favour.
The local library is open tomorrow, they might have a copy.
Anyway, Yahoo has what looks like the whole article, which Babelfish translates approximately as:
| Ming Pao via Babelfish wrote: | The website seals “in October artist” to build the stone also order
(Ming Daily) on February 23 Monday 05:05
Malcolm piles the stone column incident in Nanya Island widely to spread in the area, local resident self-restraint community website “Lamma-zine” the decorated corridor introduces a fence, sealed Malcolm in last October is “in October artist”, listed one by one its work, and called it by “Rocky Malcolm”. Malcolm thinks otherwise regarding this, “I do not care about the stone column to be possible to maintain many 夠, but must pile high it, the ground wants certainly 夠 smoothly”.
The ground wants the smooth concave-convex position docking
Said that side, he opens out the crushed stone, traces big stone with the hand the surface saying that ︰ “its plain area 夠 extravagant, may make the ground, when chooses another stone, records smoothly folds at the same time critically in the ground, definite basic unit 夠 stable, only then folds the third stone.”
Stone column's middle part, often is the stone which the size varies, on the small like quail egg's stone may support unexpectedly compared to its large number ten time of stones, looks far really unthinkably, Malcolm explained that each rubble stone's concave-convex surface is different, but a stone's concave position, or may with another raised position docking, need to attempt unceasingly; If middle found the pivot, even if the shape size missed senate's stone, might also support mutually. When builds to the stone column crown, he suggested that chooses some shape exquisite stone, facilitates balanced.
Builds the stone skill to be no doubt important, but the weather is also noticeable, he said ︰ “I most like after 4:00 pm pile of stone, because the tourist starts to reduce, moreover does not have the violent sunlight, the sea breeze to blow lightly, is very cool, the mood is also much tranquiler.” |
And Google's translation has its own charm:
| Ming Pao via Google wrote: | Site closures, "the artist in October," masonry also orderly
(Ming Pao Daily News) February 23, Monday 5:05
Malcolm Shizhu heap on Lamma Island had been widely circulated in the region, local residents made community website "Lamma-zine" Introduction Gallery 1 column, closed in October last year, Malcolm as "the artist in October," their works will be listed one by one, and "Rocky Malcolm" called. Malcolm has not, "I do not care enough many pillars can be maintained, but to try to pile it high, the foundation must be flat enough."
Foundation to smooth bump-bit phase
Having said that he cleared next to rubble, with his hands touched the surface of boulders said, "it is enough surface area can be used for the foundations of the election when another piece of stone, put flat side of a critical mind in the foundation stack identified grass-roots firmly enough, and only then stacked up the third stone. "
Pillars of the middle part of the stones of various sizes are often small, such as quail eggs can just rock up ten times than its large numbers of stones, which looks really incredible, Malcolm explained that each of the convex surface rock different, but concave piece of stone, or with another piece of the convex-bit phase, it is necessary to continue to try; if found among the fulcrum, even if the shape and size parameters of how bad the stones, can also support each other. Block to the stone pillars at the top of the time, he suggested that the shape of selected small stones to facilitate balance.
Masonry skills are important, but the weather also can not be ignored, he said, "my favorite after 16 o'clock in the stone heap, because people begin to reduce, but not fierce sunshine, light breeze blowing, very cool, calm state of mind is also much more. " |
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