March 16, 2008

The Forest





I saw this picture of Michel de Broin's 2004 sculpture on Andrew Sullivan's site and thought it fitting for Palm Sunday. Here's the artist's description of the work:





Upon invitation to reflect on the notion of transparency, that led me into the forest to envelop the contour of a large stone with fragments of mirror. The large stone,tucked away deep in the woods, became a reflective surface for its surroundings. In this play of splintered radiance, the rock disappears in its reflections. Because it reflects, one cannot be misled by its presence,
yet we cannot seize it, rather it is the rock that reflects us.

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