Moods from on highThe view TEXT Daniel Pouzet Imagine winging your way from a giant bird-nest roof in Africa to a cluster of pointed roofs in Asia, from a cloud-shaped stadium roof in Latin America to the white roofs of a villa in the Cyclades, from gigantic “plant clouds” in a natural history museum to the curving green roof of a Buddhist monastery emerging from the ground. Life endlessly puts freedom within our reach. Just listen to the dreamers who inspire us, frolicking on the roofs of the world. Living the experience of a new life, seeking a new horizon, watching your children growing up on the world’s roofs, working there; turning humdrum routine into wonderful, head-spinning adventure. Once you’ve sampled it, you’ll want to stay. When inspiration is guided by nature, from mimetic roofs to natural symbols, it takes form as an organic, vegetal assemblage of features near and far. Embarking on this alternative route means embracing the unexpected and going with the flow. The things we’re told should merely whet our appetite for following life’s invitation and discovering our own truth. When you lose yourself among the roofs of the world, your senses merge and intermingle. You can nearly hear the colors, touch the sounds and taste the landscapes—the mixture is magical. All you have to do is experience the freedom. This freedom is not something you ask for. Just take it and savor it. 22