The Pianist in the Atrium

 

 

 

 

Love these pictures.  Note the pianist.  Bent forward, playing soothing mid-day music to a lot of people, sitting around not listening. Photo #2 shows you the context.  He is there, beneath the large piece of art work, which is multi-stories tall.  This is an inner courtyard in a public space.  There are table and chairs and plugs. Food emporiums are tucked discretely under the lip of the balcony on which I am standing to make the picture.  After a while of listening and watching, I noted that the pianist was not bending over, but resting his back against the wall.  How astute.  I had been here months ago, and his playing space was more central to the whole.  He has had the piano moved to support himself against the wall.