Today #time4estonia contemplates the connection and connectivity. Do we have to cross or build a
SILD = bridge
to stay connected with each other or could it all be done virtually?
Tartu 2024, the European Capital of Culture project is all about building bridges and reaching out to others. But the actual bridges have also an influential part to play in Tartu. For a start, enabling people to reach the other side of town, because Emajõgi (Mother River) divides the city into half.
Although, did you know that two famous bridges in Tartu cross the roads instead of the river? They are called Angel’s and Devil’s Bridge and are located in close proximity to each other at Toome Hill.
The Mother River is crossing the city for 10km. In full length, it is 100 km long and is the only fully navigable river in Estonia. In literature and history rivers are seen as „metaphor for life“, providing source of inspiration for artists. While Mark Twain found it in Mississippi, the Great Mother River delta has been a fertile soil for many artists and also a birthplace for wonderful art and music festivals.
Bluesman Andres Roots is a proud citizen of Tartu whose newest work, the soundtrack of a 1914 film „The Bear Hunt in Pärnu County“, we presented to you a few weeks ago. Today, Andres shares his thoughts from this very particular spring of 2020 and how he has stayed connected in lockdown Tartu.
Andres’s new album „Mississippi to Loch Lomond“: https://andresroots.bandcamp.com/…/mississippi-to-loch-lomo…
More videos from Tartu 2024: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Tartu2024/videos/
#time4estonia is Mon – Fri 4pm Estonian Embassy in London Facebook series where you can discover Estonian artists, writers, musicians, architecture, cities, museums, galleries, nature etc. We will give you a hint of Estonian language (eesti keel [ˈeːsti ˈkeːl]), our humour and Estonian spirit.
