Light Totems

This sculpture was brought to me like a gift, dropped out of the sky and into my mind. I took it, and since then has felt so easy, so clear. Almost too good to be true.

The work is meant to give back, suspended in air for the purpose of reacting to it; a long sigh, a windy day, a certain stillness in the evening. The work talks to the trees and responds, pushing the light around the room in a direct response to it. I have created something so of the moment that it gives back whatever you need at the time. Maybe you never notice it, and one day when you are desperate for some reaction in your life, you see the slight glint of the sunset reflected in the mica dangling off of the wall. Suddenly, you are brought into the moment. In this room. Feeling your heartbeat. For that second, you are so aware of your place in the family of things just from a speck of light. It is September, the air feels cool—you remember that you were thinking of getting a sweatshirt from your second drawer down.

This might sound silly but it really isn’t. The work is so effortless but serious, filled with lightness to remind you that you are here. The trees are moving, the sky is getting darker—where is the sun setting? I hope you go look.