Brug over ravijn 1903 - 1913

This small photograph, Brug over ravijn, shows a bridge over a ravine, and was made by an anonymous artist. I am curious about the way the bridge cuts across the landscape, joining two sides. It is made of raw materials, trunks of trees, and branches all fused together. The bridge must have emerged through trial, error, and intuition. I find myself sympathizing with this anonymous artist. What must it have been like to create this picture? What were they thinking when they made it? Was it their intention to bridge divides, or to offer a different way of seeing the natural world? It shows the way people are constantly inspiring each other’s creativity across time.