The heritage contractor under the masterly direction of the heritage architect of the civic body did a superb job of repairing our hospital building. The art work on the walls in the form of tiles started coming off in parts within the first month of we moving back in, though we did not contribute to it in any way. The Boss got the tiles refitted again a few times. After that either the warranty got over, or the Boss' decided to leave (which he eventually did) or Boss' Bosses told Boss to lay off. Whichever way, now there are blank areas left, which look like this.
Some of the pieces which came off did not manage to remain whole. They broke into a number of pieces on falling down. They look like this, when spread out on a flat surface.
This post is to invite both the contractor and the architect to participate in a game of jigsaw on the walls. The way to play is to fit the pieces in place. There are actually two jigsaw puzzles, one within the other. The first one is to fit the small pieces together to make whole tiles. The other is to fit the whole tiles in their places on the walls. The winner gets a certificate of merit. I would have liked to say the winner gets to keep the tiles. But they belong to the civic body, whether in place or not, and whether intact or broken. I would have loved to let visitors play too. But I cannot. because some miscreants may make away with the tiles, intact or broken.
Some of the pieces which came off did not manage to remain whole. They broke into a number of pieces on falling down. They look like this, when spread out on a flat surface.
This post is to invite both the contractor and the architect to participate in a game of jigsaw on the walls. The way to play is to fit the pieces in place. There are actually two jigsaw puzzles, one within the other. The first one is to fit the small pieces together to make whole tiles. The other is to fit the whole tiles in their places on the walls. The winner gets a certificate of merit. I would have liked to say the winner gets to keep the tiles. But they belong to the civic body, whether in place or not, and whether intact or broken. I would have loved to let visitors play too. But I cannot. because some miscreants may make away with the tiles, intact or broken.
