A profound meditation on our relationship to the
natural world by acclaimed artist David Trubridge.
Navigating the channels of the remote Åland Islands by paddleboard.
Crossing a snowbridge in the mountains of Hokkaido. Venturing down a
track to the interior of Iceland; sleeping on a ledge suspended over the
Grand Canyon. Swimming through triumphant cascades of surf. Quiet
nights at sea where phosphorescence reflects the galaxies above . . .
The Other Way follows acclaimed artist David Trubridge as he
journeys to the farthest reaches of the earth. A ‘love letter to the land
and sea,’ it is travel writing, photography, and profound reflection.
The result is transportive: lucid prose that traverses the geological
and historical, the poetic and the ecstatic. What does it mean to write
about nature from a limited human perspective? What does it mean
to be modern, to ‘live beyond the toil that kept us close to the land’?
Taking leave from myopic cities, where nature is reduced to
ornamentation, David Trubridge turns the other way. His accounts
reflect a life lived differently, whether that be 5 years’ sailing the
open sea or an acute awareness of local particulars.
Such detailed observations collect over years and open into a new
sense of belonging based on a deep reciprocity between human,
plant and animal. With humility and awe, The Other Way reflects on
what it means to be part of a world both beautiful and threatened.