Mark Thomas & John Romie: The Road
The Road. A feature, an artery, a liberation, and a nemesis. Its surface is bare rock to dirt, cobblestones to tiles, and asphalt to concrete. Traveling on foot, hoof, carriage, cycle, and automobile lives for us.
The Road is omnipresent in commerce and defense and connects living communities. Many have made great riches on, alongside, and even beneath it. It is often the subject of literature, prose, and music.
Through our many miles of travel, the road has been a source of experience and inspiration. It gives us not only a means to an end but, at every turn, an adventure, a new perspective, and a memory to look back on. We celebrate these rewards through this exhibit. Given the road has prominence in literature and song, each image has the title of a book, a song, or a passage.
“A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” — Moslih Eddin Saadi
“The road is long, with many a winding turn, that leads us to who knows where, who knows where.” — The Hollies
“The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow if I can…” — JRR Tolken
