Facing the Desert and Thomas Merton
I owe a great deal to Thomas Merton. I chose the title of Facing the Desert, my exhibition at [Artspace] at Untitled, based on the quote from Merton in my artist's statement.
Installation View: Untitled (Rope Nets), 108" H. x 54" Diameter, Rope, ©2002
"In The Silent Life, Thomas Merton states that 'the monastic horizon is clearly the horizon of the desert…His [the monk’s] eyes are not turned towards the battlefields in the plain [rather] they gaze out upon the desert…' ”
-Donald G. Longcrier, Facing the Desert, [Artspace] at Untitled2001
Installation View:
Front: Untitled (Carpenter's Chalk Pile), 15.5" H. x 45" W. x 45" D, Wood, beeswax, chalk, ©2002
Back: Untitled (Bridge Timbers and Yellow Balls), 108" H. x 186" W. x 54" D, Wood, metal, rope, ©1996
Installation View:
Front: Untitled (Measuring Tape, Tape), 7.5" Diameter. x 3" D., Measuring tape, paper tape, ©2002
Middle: Untitled (Steel Disk), 44" Diameter. x 3.5" D., Steel, cloth, wood, ©2001
Rear: Untitled (Yellow Boxes), 4.5" H. x 240" W. x 16" D., Steel, ©1996