I should gather up photos of all the Olympic torches since the reintroduction of the Olympic games to not only gaze at the Zeitgeist of the that particular hour but see how each culture interprets its meaning. Check out this snippet from Wired magazine: "... According to Johnson Lee, a member of the torch-design team and one of Lenovo's design directors, the idea for the "Clouds of Promise" stemmed from an early brainstorm session about how to cram 5,000 years of Chinese history into one simple concept. ..."One team member pointed out that one of China's great contributions to the world was the invention of paper. Hence, the aluminum torch's Chinese scroll shape was born. ..." ... As Hill explains, the end product must meet some fairly rigid technical criteria. For one, it must be able to burn at the top of Mount Everest and must pass all kinds of weather-condition tests. [Link]
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