THE BRIDGES OF MICHAEL KENNA
2025-09-15Bridges span rivers, connect cities, and carry us over what once seemed impassable. Where once there was only a divide, a river too wide, a ravine too deep, now there is a line drawn through space. We drive over bridges, walk across them, sometimes without even thinking. Yet Michael Kenna impressively photographs these bridges stretching across the globe in a unique light of the feat of human construction through time.
The bridges in this exhibition cross over bodies of water, from Sydney Harbour Bridge, Study 1, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to Brooklyn Bridge, Study 1, New York City, USA carrying multiple lanes of traffic, trains, and possibilities. While other small bridges such as Canal Bridge, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England and Ponte dei Sospiri, Venice, Italy stretch a short distance suitable only for individuals to journey across. Each bridge featured in the exhibition has its own historical significance and the possibility of one day being replaced. Kenna beautifully captures the bridge’s story, often at dawn or dusk, along with often solidifying its place in the world.
Opposite – Railway Bridge and Trees, Piacenza, Italy, 2019
Exhibition runs through to October 18th, 2025
Robert Mann Gallery
508 West 26th Street
New York
NY 10001
