bridges and bridging

Downtown Oklamahoma City has a giant cylindrical conservatory built in the middle of the Myriad Botanical Gardens, straddling over a pond filled with koi fish and ducks.

What’s striking is not only how large the structure is, but how low the clearance on the walkway underneath. You can hop up and brush the metal form with your fingertips while navigating to the stairs on the opposite side. Of course I did, haha. I could not resist.

What’s the appeal of reaching out to touch something created or natural unusual to everyday life? There is an instinctive inclination we have from childhood to do this. It’s a reason why there are signs in museums and public areas that say “don’t not touch”, or “touch this”. Hmmm…something to that…