Edward Burtynsky reports new technology has liberated him to make a point of view anywhere he wants it to be.
Burtynsky creates his points of view by using remote helicopters, helicopters, lifts, fixed wing planes and 50 foot pneumatic poles to determine where he stands. The above image is of a Salt Aquaculture located in Cadiz, Spain.The area is considered a natural park and heritage zone but many of the traditional ponds have been abandoned. If not cared for, this landscape and its biodiversity may disappear through erosion and evaporation.
When I haven’t been submerged in my Water App, I’ve been reading Creative Aging (2011). The author, Marjory Zoet Bankson, writes that as we age, it is likely we will need to choose a new point of view about life. Turning 70, she was delighted there was no longer a need to wait for someone to approve.
What if each of us took the point of view that as we age, we have more to offer the world? What if we believed that our experience and aliveness can nurture others?
Burtynsky says we have a deep human desire to be in the presence of water. I say we also have a deep human desire to be in the presence of aliveness. Bankson writes that our aliveness may act to bring people out of their doldrums, similar to how a baby can cheer up a room.
What is your point of view about aging? Does it need revised? Have you gone swimming this summer? Do you worry about the world’s fresh water supply? What makes you feel most alive? Let me know in the comment section or send me an email.
Thanks for exploring the mystery of water and aging – Nicky Mendenhall