A few days ago when I was at The Farm, Hoosier Outsider and I were walking around the property when we came upon the ruins of an old geodesic dome that he built when I was just a baby.
There’s nothing left but the gravel floor. But the location was ideal, out of sight at the base of the hill below the farmhouse. It’s a lovely platform for a Buckminster Fuller-inspired build, with an illusion of seclusion because of the woody surroundings. Through the trees there’s a beautiful view of the fields and the treeline that follows the Mississinewa.
I’ll have to see if I can dig up old black and whites or Kodachrome slides of the actual structure. I know they exist, just don’t know how to get my hands on them.
Meanwhile, I’m planning a trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, which has a Bucky Fuller exhibit running through July 5.
Check out the MCA’s Bucky site, out-of-this-world photo gallery and numerous audio tours.
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