Summer, reflections, motorbikes but nothing
everlasting?
A picture collection from the motorcycle trip in
the Turku archipelago, Finland.
The morning in the island of Norrskata. The
air is stricken with purity. The Moving Road. The ferry viewed through yellow
sun glasses radiates some heat and makes the feeling infernially warm.
Especially when wearing those thick core-tex driving suits. The people
appear uncharacteristically harmless in their background role.
Two ferries with the motorbikes sailing on the
sea. The travellers are caught, fixed in a care-free equilibrium.
An amazing stillness of the restless sea water.
If the everything stopped, would the water freeze in the winter?
The Quests of the Night. We are involved in
a vision whose source is beyond us, and whose effect is difficult to embrance.
After all the scene from the shade is available. The log is hidden in the
darkness, but the inviting light asks the visitor.
Powerful accomodation of stillness. Ile reads
his leaflets in the restricted light leaving the surrounding happenings
in their own.
Momentary arrangement of three figures. Encouraged
by the camera eye, the view here is focused and under a control.
A strong impression is that they are not going
far. Pade's task to warn the under water rocks and to pilot the boat in
its harbour. The mission is distributed perhaps by the bright light. He
looks up and stares into the space between him and the next island.
Sun in the bard carage. A space is furnished
with two well rest bikes and drivers. The sea behind seems to be trying
to get in. Meanwhile two figures find their comfort as hiding in the shadow.
One day, a philosopher was trying to kick-start
his motorcycle. An artist approached him and asked, "Sir, the nature of
the road is omnipresent, and there is no destination it does not reach.
Why then, must you fuss with this infernal machine?"
The philosopher replied, "Although you understand
that the road is omnipresent, you do not understand the meaning of its
reaching all destinations."
"What is the meaning of its reaching all destinations?"
asked the artist.
At that moment,
How far is the next destination? How far the
roads can take us?
Under the same sun.
Aug 2001.
the motorcycle roared to life as the philosopher
gave her one more kick.
He took off down the road and disappeared beyond
the horizon.