"Are you in"2002/ limited edition of 10/ Price: $95 (unframed)
Artists's Notes
This piece is a reflection of an experience I had during a 3 day silent retreat at a Trappist Monastery in Northern California.
The monks are wearing the robes that I observed them wear during their worship/prayer times. I’ve arranged them as I did to get at the orderly way in which they structure their day: communal living with prayer as their main vocation. They have no faces, because it wasn’t important to me to depict particular monks at the monastery. In this setting, the communal identity of the group supersedes the personal identity of any one particular person. Even though the monks seem active by their body posture, I surrounded them with darkness, hoping to convey the silence and mystery which surround their lives.
The monks are wearing the robes that I observed them wear during their worship/prayer times. I’ve arranged them as I did to get at the orderly way in which they structure their day: communal living with prayer as their main vocation. They have no faces, because it wasn’t important to me to depict particular monks at the monastery. In this setting, the communal identity of the group supersedes the personal identity of any one particular person. Even though the monks seem active by their body posture, I surrounded them with darkness, hoping to convey the silence and mystery which surround their lives.
1 comment:
This piece is absolutely great--mysterious, inviting, hospitable, edgy, and mysterious again. I like it so well, I think I'll buy one and hang it in my office!
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