Monday, December 13, 2010


This diptych of roots against a backdrop of books almost seems to compel the viewer to establish the link between them. The labyrinth of root projections resembles the maze like structure of the brain where thousands of impulses are constantly shooting back and forth. Interestingly it is the labyrinth of the human brain which is the instrument that turns experience into books as well as books into experience. There is also the link of the material where trees are the source of the paper of the books. The history of the relationship between the roots and the books goes far beyond the history of the history of the creation of these books where their word content is concerned. They seem to meet again in this picture not for a functional purpose but rather as friends. The silent dialogue between them is not one of strangers but one of estranged friends.

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