January 30, 2010. Broadway in Soho. How does an urban designer soften the edges of cement, curbs, cars and buildings that blot out the sun? One way might be to think about where we put our feet. Can we walk down the street over diamonds and in beauty? I think that this artist thought so. These circles of colored glass in violet, blue and pink glisten in the sunlight and must have stunned everyone on the day they were laid down. It reminds me of something I read: "Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the foot that crushed it." This sidewalk was made to walk on, to spread its beauty underfoot.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
FORGIVENESS
January 30, 2010. Broadway in Soho. How does an urban designer soften the edges of cement, curbs, cars and buildings that blot out the sun? One way might be to think about where we put our feet. Can we walk down the street over diamonds and in beauty? I think that this artist thought so. These circles of colored glass in violet, blue and pink glisten in the sunlight and must have stunned everyone on the day they were laid down. It reminds me of something I read: "Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the foot that crushed it." This sidewalk was made to walk on, to spread its beauty underfoot.
