Once again, among all the gloom and doom in which we are immersed, AEON has sent us a refreshing story about Scott Jordan.
Aeon staffers often select pieces about exemplary people who have lived their lives outside of the square, answering to some inner dynamic that most other people never seem to reach.
Director Russ Kendall celebrates the life of Scott Jordan and his most unusual obsession: digging for historic artefacts in an urban environment full of waste.
There are many reasons why this film impressed me so much. I don't need to list them because I'm sure you will all have similar responses. We need to be reminded that there are many people in every part of the world who follow their own light, against all the odds, who refuse to be ruled by common strictures and constraints.
This beautiful man is just one of those many unsung heroes we so rarely hear about.
Many thanks to Russ Kendall for making this portrait of a most inspirational person.
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Thanks for sharing Peter. Enjoyed that.
ReplyDeleteScott has that unique kind of 'twinkle' as a character that is both stoically determined to pursue his own thing, while clearly delighting in the collaboration and enjoyment of others. To me that's part of what makes him an 'inspiration', as you put it.
Yes Richard, he embodies so many wonderful qualities. His obsession, his joy at sharing with his digger friends, his refusal to allow the authorities to impede or prevent his pursuit of items from the past. Then there's his "packaging" and marketing which are his mechanisms for survival. He and his mates are doing something which would never be done in the same way by museums or colleges, it's not a pretentious or stuffy way to present the past. I loved the way he engaged with other people to lead them in to his world.
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