Friday, March 11, 2011

Out of the Labyrinth

For this post, I am allowing myself to use this phrase I just heard from artist, Robert Genn: "Out of the labyrinth". Art allows you to step out of the labyrinth--of life, of being caught in a constant round of unceasing outward activity, getting drawn into more pursuits that do not always satisfy. Art offers repose... a private place of joy.

Below are two photos that I took in a small grove--it was drizzling and as one looked out from beneath the sheltering leaves, the clouds parted and there was a sudden burst of light. These pictures symbolise this sense of moving away from too much "busy" ness to emerging into a free, open space--the light ahead beckons with the promise of a fresh, new beginning! It is almost as though the whole world is holding its breath--waiting...
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