Katie Erickson    /     ake.erickson@gmail.com

 

Good day printin’.
Finally experienced the interior of La Sagrada Família in Barcelona. This architectural phenomenon designed by Gaudí in the late 1800’s continues towards its finished goal exactly as Gaudí had designed it. While he was only alive to see a small portion of it finished, I know that he is watching over the project and it’s entirety, proposed to be finished 100 years after his death in 1926. The columns you see in the center are geometric abstractions of cypress trees that support the towers above, the main tower of which will represent Christ. This tower, however, doesn’t surpass the height of the hill of Montjuïc, because Gaudí said “no man-made creation should exceed the work of God.”
There are a few things I’ve learned on this trip so far: always have have loose change on you, check to make sure the place you’re walking to is open (Spanish work hours are totally different than American), and always check the weather before you venture out on your days journey... Despite the weather conditions not meeting my expectations for San Sebastián, it is still a beautiful place that I plan to come back to and actually take surf lessons. Just as I was almost blown over by the strong wind, I looked over and saw this man; no shoes, no shirt, no problems, running down the beach. Free as a bird. And I was reminded that today is a great day, as is everyday (if you want it to be!) Run like the wind!! (But make sure to stop along the way to soak up all that is magical around you!)
Richard Serra’s “The Matter of Time” at the Guggenheim in Bilbao. I remember learning about this structure in Art History, but images don’t do the scale justice. Amazing.
 

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