TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Monday, March 12, 2007

12:00 PM
Posted by jodi rose

Bridges are a matter of faith.

Faith in the engineer, in the architect, the materials.

Faith in the structure, faith that it won't fall down.

That is why I see and hear them as urban cathedrals - and why it's so important to me to link them across the world.

To sing out our faith in each other, in humanity and engineering, in the spirit and our capacity for beauty, belief, connection and love.

Listening.
Listening to our own inner voice.
Listening to the voice of others.
Listening to the wind and the stars and the bridge.

A poetic symphony.
Playing these large scale objects as metaphysical musical instruments of beauty and wonder.

I just found a quote from myself in 'The Source' Nov 06 article by Garry McKenzie who interviewed me, that is incredibly apt for these last weeks.

'Even on those days when it's been a long hard road to get there, something about the secret voice of the bridge is incredibly rewarding and rejuvenating.'

Keep singing. Keep dancing. Keep the faith.