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Unreachable
I was at an art show today. I went to see my friend’s sculptures.
The Piece
The SiloThe Silo
One piece always stands out for me. I noticed everyone staring at it trying to figure out what was. People were peaking through ‘the hole’ guessing how thick the clay was, and everyone had their own idea what it was. I didn’t see anyone asking her what it was, may be they figured art is about interpretation – they interpreted their own way…
“Few years ago I went to Eritrea” she had told me, “I saw many people that were hungry”. She told me that’s where the inspiration came from. The piece was a silo. I have an idea why people didn’t know what it was. For one the little window at the top should be at the bottom, second the ladder that would have been used to get to the top was too short, hence the name of the art: unreachable.
It’s about the people:
The art might have been inspired by what she saw, but it is about the people: the people that cannot reach to the top. It is about those that are hungry that cannot open the granary to feed themselves. It’s about those that want to learn, but the knowledge is so unreachable. It’s about those who want to be heard, but cannot reach anyone that will hear them. It is about the people. …
The artist was summoned by hunger; the artist has ears that listens the mute. Hunger is loud. Hunger is silent, yet her silence is loud. Hunger whispers, but her whispers are melodious filled with melancholy.
Today, I witnessed hunger speak. Today, I read handwritten poetry of hunger. I heard the voice of the mute. I saw the color of misery painted in beautiful canvas of love. I heard my own friend speak silently – how ironic, to hear the voice of silence…
Hope:
The ladder is to short, the window of the silo has moved too the top. It is unreachable, but I know my people. They have survived the unfathomable. They have lived through torment. They have sent all their sons and daughters to war front to bring freedom, which seemed unreachable at the moment.
At last, they saw freedom. They danced with liberty; they taste the sweet nectarine of freedom. They did that with hope. I know although the ladder won’t get them there, but hope will carry them to the window.
If you live in Oakland, CA area – check out the art. It will be open until June 4th.
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