"over the river
and into the trees"

Paris, Bir-Hakeim Bridge
17th May, 2001
5:52 - 6:30 PM



The Bir Hakeim Bridge crosses the Seine near the Eiffel Tower. At its Right Bank end is the apartment where Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider lived in "Last Tango in Paris". Halfway across the river is a narrow island that extends a long distance, parallel to the river bank. There is a pedestrian way under an avenue of trees. Stroke the picture vertically to move across the bridge. Rapid motion transforms the columns into a transparent screen. Stroke the picture horizontally to bring on the trees. The columns give way to a leafy avenue. Rapid motion makes them disappear completely in riotous green.