I thought this would be the most appropriate way to launch into Re:Speak, here it is, the very first Article posted on the new generation of Spe[a]k,
Productspec's wide-reaching digital voice. Our little upgrade can probably – and mischievously – be likened to taking a controlled leap off a bridge: the ropes have been tested for the last couple of years (and forty Editions of
Spe[a]k), and with the train of Repetitious Obsolescence hurtling towards our little Bulletin, we decided to take a leap into the void of all-rounded design and architecture websites available in New Zealand, and let the icy winds do its worst, and best.
I've tortured that metaphor for far too many words, so I should get back to the absurd brilliance of this elegant hobby, photographed here by
Russos, being practiced in Russia. It's so straight forward in fact, that the technical grace of the whole thing is admirable – and so very photogenic. All you do is get some friends together, some abseiling/climbing gear (ropes, harness,helmet etc. etc.), a bridge (slightly higher than your ropes – crucial), and wait excitedly for a train to arrive. After the rush of nearly being smashed by a 100-ton locamotive, you perform a synchronised leap off the bridge, and swing madly too and fro until the cops turn up.
Although I have no idea what's going on at
Russos, the photographs are stunning, and seem to follow an infrastructural, industrialised theme, well worth scanning through at your leisure.
Welcome to
re:speak, be sure to fasten your rope well before leaping.