Suddenly death is visible. People are dying. But people have died before. People have been dying forever. This is merely a stretch of life "flagpoled" with R.I.P.s, not few or far between. Dad's gone and suddenly people's demises take center stage in the news, on blog posts, on any given day. Death catches my eye now like never before. Death and the loss it leaves to be remembered by, are suddenly as clearly outlined, as recognizable as the loved one taken.
Sometime in 2007 there was the exhibit China Today (China Hoje) and the subtle ways in which it affected me, inviting in unrequired thought (the best kind of thought), delectable contemplation, triggering random, unlikely connections. This Chinese painting and that German movie. That same German movie and that Polish filmmaker. Infusing everything with meaning and importance.
And then earlier this month there was Cai Guo-Qiang.
Published on 08/19/13 at 09:58:18 am using 26 words.