“a form of dance”

“…In Piazza Venezia we paused to admire il vigile, the white glowed policeman who directed traffic with movements of hypnotic elegance. From his podium he conducted the traffic like a symphony: beckoning, halting, directing. It was impossible to say where one gesture ended and the next began. ‘Halt’ – clearly stated, unequivocal – merged exquisitely into ‘go’ in one flowing movement. Each gesture was executed with a flourish but this flourish – this elaboration and amplification of what was clearly necessary – added to its clarity, to its geometric precision. So it was with the architectural flourishes of Rome’s great baroque churches. The vigile’s gestures were so clear that he seemed to address cars individually, making drivers almost proud to obey his commands. The traffic responded so promptly it was easy to think he took his cue from their movements, so that his conducting became a form of dance.”

Yukarıdaki satırlar Geoff Dyer’ın Out of Sheer Rage kitabından. Woody Allen’ın To Rome With Love fimi de Roma’da bir trafik polisiyle açıldığı için okur okumaz o sahne canlandı gözümde bir kez daha.

Ne güzel anlatmış Dyer, ne müthiş bir kitap bu Out of Sheer Rage! Henüz yarılamadım bile ama şu aralar elime geçen en keyifli kitap diyebilirim.