Axes Mundi is
a twenty-first century travel series of interactive/multimedia ebooks,
guiding one to discover the poetry of places. Integrating geospatial
data with artwork and journals, Axes Mundi amalgamates information with
photography and artworks, reminding us that, travel, like life, “is a journey, not a destination."
On the Road, Down by the Water,
the first guide of Axes Mundi, narrates a 2400 kilometer loop starting
in Manhattan and crossing the border to Canada. It is inspired by the
bodies of water encountered and how nature and manmade places are shaped
by water, presenting views of American life from the road. It brings
out the beauty in a part of our continent which saw its heyday many
decades (or even centuries) ago; the old industrial northeast, from the
steel mills of Pennsylvania to the great Erie Canal in New York to the
Canadian towns and infrastructure of the early eighteen hundreds.
Interactive
maps with diagrams, video and photo sequences, recreate the itinerary.
Discover mainstream and lesser known destinations during this water
inspired journey: Bethlehem, Fallingwater, Ohiopyle, Pittsburgh, Lake
Erie, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Lake Ontario, Thousand Islands, Saint Lawrence River, Rideau Canal
and Erie Canal.
