The Widening Gyre 2, 1/5, framed
PIA JOHNSON
The Widening Gyre 2, 1/5, 2015
archival inkjet pigment print, framed
57.5 x 84.5 cm
$ 1, 080 or $ 108 over 10 months with Art Money
Additional Info
This work was part of the "Widening Gyre", solo exhibition held at Stockroom in 2016
The Widening Gyre
“Turning and turning in the widening gyre”
- The Second Coming, W.B. Yeats
... vortices ... time and space changing ... always ... in-between ... now with another... a child ... from my body, into the world ... a continuous turning ... and returning ... to who I am, who I have been, who I am becoming ... this us ... the symbols and ... rituals of my family ... my culture ... to be ... to be passed on ... like a jewel ... an inheritance ... a legacy ... to stand against a world always pushing inwards ... to make me strong ... to make her strong ... strength ... in the world ... in the suffering of the world ... being responsible for another life ... is daunting ... sometimes ... I close my eyes... surrender to the darkness ...