Fingerspan is secluded deep among the trees along the steep banks of the Wissahickon Gorge, just a short walk south from Livezey House, so that you tend to stumble upon it with surprise rather than seek it out as a destination. If you are in a hurry, you might think "What an odd little bridge," and keep on going. If you are in a more contemplative mood, you will stop in the middle of the span and admire the unique view of the Wissahickon through the punched-hole mesh. Then you might turn around and see the "knuckles" and the "nail" and realize that this is more than just a bridge.
When I think of a bridge, I think of a reaching, a touching, a connection. So I decided to use a finger, the shape of a finger, for the bridge.
-- Jody Pinto
A mini-documentary on artist Jody Pinto's inspiration, as well as footage of the installation of Fingerspan, can be found here:
http://www.fpaa.org/child/Fingerspan-PeterRose.html.
Fingerspan is secluded deep among the trees along the steep banks of the Wissahickon Gorge, just a short walk south from Livezey House, so that you tend to stumble upon it with surprise rather than seek it out as a destination. If you are in a hurry, you might think "What an odd little bridge," and keep on going. If you are in a more contemplative mood, you will stop in the middle of the span and admire the unique view of the Wissahickon through the punched-hole mesh. Then you might turn around and see the "knuckles" and the "nail" and realize that this is more than just a bridge.
4 comments:
Hi Dan,
Oh, I love this post that you did on bridges. It is a remarkable adventure and when I first looked I thought of the Conestoga covered wagon from your state. Wow. What a reminder of those times this is.
Bridges are handy things and beat wading and sure beat rivers and gorges and some thrill with their eternal swaying. I guess I like them because somebody made them work.
If you visited one of my blogs then that it what brought me here to return it and comment too. Thanks, Dan.
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How beautiful. I love the shadows of the leaves on the bridge. It must have been a lovely place to walk. It really does look like a finger! (Though I agree with Abe too, that it reminds me of a wagon.)
This view reminds me of a covered wagon :) Cool post.
That is the coolest little bridge EVER!!!
Thanks for sharing :o)
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