That was one of the first thoughts that crossed my mind when I first saw the installation. This summer I got lost in the hallways of the
Vermont Law School. I was looking for an art exhibit and got a double treat when I stumbled on the sticks. Yes sticks. But such perfectly arranged sticks. Or reeds. Because first I saw these
reeds in the
Cornell Library... I wanted to walk through them..
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CWPJItOi4puF8xKt-rxMuMa-4UaELE-v7WYMz2avoBrF43Z-FIx6JmDtbykx7Bp32LgpJbDoRteBclH5lOHfNeE_oErMsZOiYJSti16w_LZH_jsH0jIPPHL65nQQjq4Y5YbZN5qpQ31g/s1600/vtl1.jpg) |
Phragmites by Elizabeth Billings |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8x-aVKnJHqK5befb3Q37JEtZZXjgLipQRXclYbYPZTxVX1JAOvIlFvxQ34JFpdo8nzTlYc3lXFLgJLdF3CGA02ACuPMI5yYA5zVPljxedWoKL-1fl8TjYXG_r_1sExf_dCwr4mIUsnuf/s1600/vtl2.jpg) |
Phragmites detail |
Then as I was wandering the hallways I found the sticks. They were whittled. Perfectly. I thought about the methodical, meditative way the artist must have sat there and whittled for days... I wished I was whittling along with her...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMLGWlAk8s3tgSVAnnBnCJ4IgSxqx7w9xMSqCQYCfxzsAbok94qfg_ZkBt6V26482lu2cRAjE0_vClNqMR_2prKatOK0YMNbDtNDKiaBSkofNocgxmAd6YPLJDZhdekCXt2-cqBlQAm9A/s1600/vtl5.jpg) |
Unfortunately there is no name for this installation. It goes down a very long hallway... |
There was no signs anywhere in the hallway or the library to tell me who this artist was. Fortunately once school started a quick phone call solved the mystery for me. Now I'll be on the look out for more serene art by
Elizabeth Billings. Hopefully there will be signs. But I may not need them.
No comments:
Post a Comment