LYRICAL JOURNEYS

Installation is inspired by the theme of bridges as a rich metaphor for the musical, geographic, and cultural identity of Nashville. As the Cumberland River runs right through the center of Nashville, the city is connected by fifteen bridges, many of them iconic. In music composition, particularly popular and country music, a bridge is a contrasting section that prepares for the return of the verse and the chorus. In stringed musical instruments, the bridge is a piece of wood that supports the strings and transmits the vibrations of the string to the resonating body. Known as “Music City,” Nashville is a bridge connecting people who are in different places, enabling the passage of ideas
 
Measuring 90 feet long and 17.5 feet wide, Installation is constructed with 14 pairs of steel bridge plates and 20 linear strings of LED light, which create an interactive experience for visitors. The LED light strands brighten and darken in rapid succession as visitors walk beneath, creating the impression that they’re strumming the light strands as they would an instrument