Ponder –Yang
Ponder– Yin
Mary and Moses Sculpture Garden
North Saanich, Vancouver Island
July 2011
Ponder – Yin & Yang
Styrofoam, leaf matter and acrylic paint (40 cm x 25 cm aprox.)
An invitational show, artists from Victoria BC were asked to respond
to the Mary and Moses estate. In the centre of the property,
an unkempt pond dark with the mysteries of the life of the place
was dark and murky. I chose this place, placement for my work
as it seemed to require a response.
The death of the former residents,
the death of living waters inspired ‘Ponder’ – Yin and Yang.
Each work was constructed to float, and contrast with the
black water, much as the yin/yang symbols do graphically.
Each work also refers to female/male entities.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Mary and Moses….religious connotations? Well maybe. Certainly nothing too dogmatic. Perhaps spiritual is a better, broader, more inclusive word….maybe you would even call it Pantheistic if you were lucky enough to find yourself in Mary’s forest garden this weekend. Mary was Mary Martin, the owner of the property, recently deceased. Moses from the name of the street. Christine Clark, currently resident, turned the place into a sculpture garden.
Eight artists had accepted her invitation to create al fresco. Inspired by the beauty of the location they rose to the challenge and produced some remarkable responses. Debora Alanna’s white assemblages looked perfect in the pond…like an opalescent Monet…the sunlight helped.
