Radial Propeller and Victorian Roof, Manchester Museum of Science and Industry

1 October 2019 · Manchester

A low angle from beneath the propeller hub of a WWII-era military aircraft at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry. The six blades — tipped red and white — radiate outward like spokes, pulling the eye straight up toward the Victorian iron-and-glass roof above. The geometry does the work: the industrial engineering of the aircraft and the industrial engineering of the building are separated by a century, and the frame holds both at once.