I put on his documentary last night with the thought that it might lull me to sleep. He speaks in very short sentences, using simple language with a lot of pauses. His tone is melodic and calm.
But instead of drifting off to sleep I remained wide awake, transfixed again by the beautiful balance and remarkable insight he has into his process of creating artwork from the earth.
One thing that mesmerizes me most about his work is the wonderful way he creates holes seemingly out of no where.
So in this documentary he describes the earth- the ground- his materials- as an entity with a vitality and life of their own that he's just manipulating for a moment "shaking hands with". He speaks of the destruction of the pieces just as lovingly- sometimes more so than the creation itself. In fact, I believe he creates many pieces with the intention of being destroyed or altered in some way by the rest of the environment which is intensely poetic and life affirming. Being swept away by the wind. Being washed away by the tide. Drifting down the river. Saplings springing through his pieces.
He welcomes these changes and "lives for" the moments after their creations when an environment enhances them. When the sun shines on them perfectly. When the structure stays together as it floats out to sea, almost like accepting it as a gift. When the seasons change and alter the experience of them. It seems so... ethereal and yet so grounding.
I think the common thread for me is the attention being given to place and time and reaffirming that in a personally meaningful way. Finding a way to be comfortable in both hemispheres of peace/war, death/life, fear/courage that feels authentic.
Of course that's kinda what this whole journey thing is about- and the catch is finding a way to actually implement it in my life. Artwork tends to do that for me, but there needs to be more intention other than I just want it to go with the rest of my furnishings.
Good start, good start Jung team!
Keep at it!!
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