As always, Peter, it seems your visual work compels me to 'interpret' its
meaning, as if it were a dream wanting explanation.
"yet again this past has passed" translates, possibly, as "that which has
regularly occurred has recurred, and it is over once again." The
implication is that it will recur forever. Visual hints suggest, from the
flowers' slight alterations in appearance in each of their 'occurrences',
that this regular 'event' has changed, or is being 'seen' differently, and
suggests that it will further change. You say "this" past, not "the" past,
suggesting that it is not an entire change for the person such as a
watershed moment, an complete change of heart or spirit or direction, a
turning point, but a portion of the psyche or attitude or held views.
Flowers is the big challenge for interpretation. It is the pivotal symbol
as it is the ONLY symbol. 'Flourish' comes to mind, as well as all the
other associations with flowers such as beauty, growth, seasonal regularity,
fragility, fragrance, essential interaction with insects and humans.
Further, we use flowers at our most important life moments: weddings,
funerals, anniversaries, birthdays, 'budding' romances, ceremonies,
celebrations. We frequently view 'dying' flowers as a sad thing, a visible
sign of that which we, for ourselves, most fear, despite its inevitability.
Flowers represent the brevity of life, of our lives. A further
distinction: 'cut' flowers, those we 'stop' from growing with our act of
cutting them from their growing stems, will die more quickly than those left
on their stems. They are the ones most often used to display in homes and
give to others. You have chosen to show cut flowers, and ones which seem
to've come to maturity and past maturity. They have 'passed' their prime.
Thanks once again, Peter,
Best,
Judy
2008/12/27 Peter Ciccariello <[log in to unmask]>
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