Pic(k) of the week 41: LOOKING UP AT MUCEM, Marseille, France
It is often been said that interesting modern Architecture often changes a city over a few years; this might become the case with one of Marseille's latest buildings; MUCEM, a museum devoted to European and Mediterranean civilizations which opened in 2013.
As Marseille is trying to get rid off its reputation of crime capital of France, MUCEM will hopefully bring in more visitors to France second largest city!
The building which was built on reclaimed land, was designed by the French Architect Rudy Ricciotti in collaboration with Architect Roland Carta. It is connected to the 17th century adjacent fort with a 130m long footbridge. The 15.000 square meter cube is surrounded by a latticework shell of fibre reenforced concrete; the main attraction of this architectural marvel.
The openings in the shell make for some interesting shadows, the terrace on the roof also gives the visitor great views on the Mediterranean sea. One does not need to pay for the entrance to the museum in order to visit the terrace on the top floor.
The image below was shot from this viewing deck, using a smaller aperture to have a nice sunburst effect. elected to convert to Black and White in order to take away some of the distracting color fringing in the sun flare.
Image details:
- Fujifilm X-T20 with XF23mm f2 lens
- ISO 320, 1/500s, f16
- Lightroom CC for RAW development
- Nik SilverEfex for Black and White conversion
I did enjoy my short time in Marseille... more images of this large city in southern France can be found here.
Given that so many different cultures live together in Marseille, it is also a great city for Street Photography. Next Pic(k) of the week will show you an example of this!
Remember: "Turn your face into the sun and the shadows fall behind you" - Unknown
BJORN
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