The Russian Poet's bench... an explanation

I didn't describe the bench in the post below well, so here is a better explanation about the pun on the Make Love bench. My thanks to Michael for this...


Voznesensky’s bench

In the big 1992 Videomy volume I showed you, there is a copy of the bench picture large enough to pick out all the words.

Up the left-hand side of the picture are the words:

Скамейка. 1992 г.
A Bench. Cardboard, gouache, one Rouble note*.

To the left of the green channel as we look at it:

СКАМЕЙКА SKAMEIKA BENCH
МЕККА MEKKA MECCA
КАМЕЯ KAMEYA CAMEO

МЕЙКЛАВКА MEIKLAVKA [speaks for itself!]
MAKE LOVE MAKE LOVE [ ,, ]


ВОДОПАД VODOPAD WATERFALL

To the right of the green channel as we look at it (words in vertical column):

ДЕРЕВЯННАЯ ВОДА DEREVYANNAYA VODA WOODEN WATER

…………………………………………………………………………………………

On the opposite page to the bench picture there is an enlarged copy of the bottom right-hand corner of the picture. Down the LH side is the word ВОДА. To the right of that is a half-smoked cigarette with “Mar[borough - presumably]” upside-down on the white part. The leaf in the top RH corner has a photo of part of a one-rouble note (*).

Bottom RH corner, scratched in white block capitals: ЛАРИСА Х LARISA X

At the bottom, in the middle, is a poem. I will work on the translation, and send it to you – some time!

MP

The Russian Poet's bench...

Recently we had a Russian poet staying with us. Actually, as it turned out Michael was neither Russian or had ever claimed he was a poet, but he did know a lot about Andrey Voznesensky, and, as if we didn't like him enough already, in the course of the lecture he was here to give about Voznesensky, he showed a slide of this bench, made by the poet.



And here's a link to an interview with Voznesensky which takes place, appropriately, on a park bench.

A perfect gentleman's bench

Don't know what makes me happier - the description of a perfect gentleman or the fact that his name was Joy. Perhaps both together?

Aptucxet Trading Post bench

Taken in Cape Cod, here

Brush bench

The Scrub Together bench by Jason Taylor (found by Alex at shedworking)

St Katharine Dock at dusk

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Lime and Yew bench...

This almost perfect bench, and also perfectly placed bench, comes courtesy of gardening writer, James Alexander-Sinclair. It's in the Vale of Evesham and the view behind is of the Cotswolds.

Another guest bench

This lovely peaceful bench from the queen of this particularly good blog.

Reflecting bench

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Labyrinth bench

Found (and sat on) at the Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich, Cape Cod.