Living Architecture Spring 2007 Columbia

I am fascinated by Michael Cross's Bridge because it uses relatively small and simple mechanical operations to alter the perception of a very large space by allowing the viewer to inhabit the seemingly uninhabitable. The project creates the sensation of walking on water and results in a sublime experience that would be difficult to duplicate without a responsive system. I wonder if the manipulated perception of space would be greater if the surface of the water also responded to the viewer's presence.