It is a comprehensive appreciation which nurtures both the ecological heritage of the land, as well the historical and architectural provenance of the site and its buildings.
Rick Smith, guardian to this historically significant campus, has always understood the need to preserve and share this vital link to our cultural past. Their survival and rebirth are part of the wave of reawakening in the region more generally and are destined to become a hub of creativity and commerce going forward. Enter, and the audible resonance in the now empty and cavernous towering spaces is akin to that of a great gothic cathedral. The silos dominated the visual landscape. The ruins invite one to imagine the time when the inconceivably colossal structures were first erected, and how then served their then vital regional commercial role. The people that built and worked in and around the silos, formed the surrounding historic neighborhoods. There are countless dimensions to the evocative power of the silos. Still, there is great beauty in the texture of their decay, and in their stubborn and persistent resilience. For decades, the silos have not functioned as they were originally intended. The majesty and scale of the silos and its environs, is nothing less than awe invoking - a fierce testament to the capacity of humankind’s ability to build and create. The Spanish to English translation is: the experience of art as inspiration and trans-formative.
0 kommentar(er)
