If you want to turn a tourist attraction into a popular tourist attraction, perhaps building a bridge is a good choice, and it does not have to be as spectacular as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay or the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. Small and exquisite bridges can also attract people The eyes of people, such as the small red bridge that appeared in the Grizedale Valley in Cumbria, England a few days ago, made people re-recognize this lake area with beautiful landscapes, and the most critical element is the material of the bridge, not Iron, not wood, not bricks, but pieces of thin and soft "paper"!
You read that right, and the editor is not joking. This project "Paper Bridge", a collaboration between artist Steve Messam and local tourism promotion organization Lakers Culture, is a bridge built with solid paper. When the camera is zoomed in, you can see that the layers of lines are closely related to each other like a book. In order to create this paper bridge, the artist used a total of more than 22,000 pieces of paper, and the overall weight reached 4.2 tons, which is really amazing.
But the most amazing thing is not that so many pieces of paper are used, but that all the papers on this paper bridge are not fixed with any adhesive, nails, or screws, and are completely fixed by the friction between paper. The force holds up the entire bridge. The artist only uses stones and wire as a base to create the planned angles, and then usesThe wooden frame supports the semi-finished product, and the papers are slowly placed on top of each other. When everything is completed, the bracket can be taken out, and it becomes what everyone sees.
Using the artist himself as a scale, it is obvious that the paper bridge is really a small bridge. However, in fact, if you want to enlarge the paper bridge at the same scale, the work required is not that simple, and it is successful. The probability will also be reduced a lot. These two situational photos also prove that the paper bridge not only looks good, but can actually be walked on. (Although this creek can probably be crossed by jumping~XD)
It is a pity that the paper bridge is made of paper after all and cannot withstand the weather test of nature. Too strong wind and rain may destroy this beautiful minimalist and exquisite work of art overnight. , so the paper bridge was also dismantled after the exhibition. Of course, the original paper continued to be used instead of discarded. In a short period of time, it may not be possible to really make the place a popular tourist attraction, but at least against the backdrop of this bright red paper bridge, this valley looks even more majestic and beautiful, and more people can get to know this place through photos.
