A massive miles-long ribbon is unfurled section by section along the length of the site. The sounds of the artwork are very important to its depiction. The winds blow along the length of the artwork and the fabric responds with huge, slow undulations. Its cables zing, snap and sing in a music that becomes the voice of the work of art. As the artwork's life begins, the camera begins to move.
Stationary shots give way to flowing movement.
The environment is transformed as the film documents the birth of Over The River. The camera is in a helicopter. The helicopter flies toward the upstream horizon, revealing more and more of the artwork. As the helicopter re-visits the river's twists and turns, the effect of the flowing fabric becomes apparent. This sequence reveals the artwork's scale and drama.