Last week we received a call from local artist Pamela Reid regarding a book she’s working on called “Prisms of Time”.  It draws on Reid’s observations around Port Phillip, and the juxtaposition between the charm of old architecture against a rising new streetscape. Appreciating the way architecture informs our social history, Reid is publishing a collection of work featuring her sketches paired with poetic vignettes.  

“In the midst of St Kilda junction chaos is the ‘Lego’ residential building. Controversial because opinion is divided: love them or loathe them? While some see shipping containers, I look at a playful stacking of colour, teetering over that intersection of busyness, where traffic flows in all directions.

Where else could this stand alone, its individuality proudly stating, ‘I am an icon, I’m St Kilda’?

Since built in 2015, I’ve observed it from different aspects on morning walks around Albert Park Lake or across the sports ovals towards Fitzroy St. Sometimes, these apartments sit atop the greens of trees, from my home they hover on the horizon. I don’t know if JCB realised they were building a chameleon, but whatever the view, it’s appealing. Also fun, is when ‘Lego’ people stand on the balconies, enjoying their view of the world.”

 ‘Lego Apartments’ is an original artwork by Pamela Reid, @pamelareidart