Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, rises over Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River, theoretically catching the first morning light that hits the city (before all the skyscrapers were built). It is still the most eye catching site on any water taxi ride up the river. Wat Arun is one of over 31,000 Buddhist temples spread across Thailand. To us, one of the most striking features was the mosaics that cover almost every surface of the temple. This reminded us strongly of the Watts Towers in Los Angeles and one couldn’t help but wonder if pictures of Wat Arun were somewhere in mind of Simon Rodia as he constructed the Watts Towers in his backyard using his own version of mosaics. We used 587 individual snapshots to create our 67 second love letter to the temple.
Loved it. And your comparison to the Watts Towers made it even more inspiring for me. Thank you. Enjoy!
Beautiful way to start the day in Los Angeles by watching this. Amazing movie. Just wonderful.
It’s amazing what you can do and what you can see in Bangkok with a water taxi.
Alas, so many Buddhists, so many temples…and not enough time!
Loverly music….source please?
xox,#1FANNY
Yes, music credits please as your choices are perfect!
The music is a cue by James Newton Howard called “The Teaching Montage” written for the 1993 movie “Dave” starring Kevin Kline. It comes from our vast (but not nearly vast enough) collection of scores and soundtracks.
So Obama seems to be in your part of the world, say hello. Also, what is it like there? Or is it too soon to know?
Your little movie, also a mosaic!
I thought of Watts Tower immediately! So reminiscent, and yet so far away. Say hi to Obama for us. xo Bethie