The following 2 photos from Michel Coumans made me laugh this morning. I thought about how many times I’ve read about, or heard people assign human qualities to saxophones.
Truth be told, I’ve probably done it a number of times myself. Let’s face it, it’s easy to do, since we play instruments which so closely mimic the human voice.
However, I think this saxophone man is taking the anthropomorphization of saxophones to a whole new level. 😉
Oh, and what’s with the hair piece he’s carrying? :scratch:
straattheater Almelo – The saxophone Man
Photography by: Michel Coumans Source: Flickr
Photography by: Michel Coumans Source: Flickr
He kind of reminds me of a real life version of KCP’s cartoon saxophones on SOTW. Coincidence? Or was this character inspired by Kim’s cartoons?
Whatever the inspiration, this character is a symbolic representation—perhaps an unintentional one—of the saxophone’s very human-like, tonal qualities.
