Rainbow Bridge

I Want to Live in a Rainbow World Where all the Rainbow Colours Roll Around Getting Muddy is a sixteen foot long by eight foot tall wood bridge. It is constructed to allow the viewer to choose whether to walk around, crawl beneath, or walk over and across it. Sheets of plywood are cut to build the exterior or skin of the sculpture while two-by-fours and four-by-fours are used as bones to physically add structure to the piece. The arched shape is inspired by the architecture of a Japanese bridge, a rainbow, a wave, and a yogi’s body in wheel pose. The hand railing across the top of the bridge mimics the rippling crest of a wave, ocean surface topography, or rays of sunshine. The bridge is an abstract form that becomes a metaphor for the environment, a condensed landscape that encompasses many aspects of nature in all of its glory. External house paint is used to cover the entire bridge in rainbow colours with lists of things I am thankful for. Along the stairs instructions are written in red: “Spend your time on the sun shine, moon beam, ocean wave, rainbow bridge naming all the people, places, and experiences that make you happy. Fill your heart with love.” I want to live in a rainbow world, so I created a rainbow bridge to take me there.