Friday, February 11, 2005

In New York: saffron-colored fabric

7500 gates on 23 miles of footpaths in Central Park. An art project 26 years in the making – up for sixteen days then down again. Like life – born, then left only in the memory.

Christo, the artist writes that it is a golden ceiling creating warm shadows. Newsweek declares it to be a stunning extravaganza whose purity lies partly in being so impractical and ephemeral. Tomorrow, all the cocoons are opened. 7500 impractical gates.

This morning, I'm off to explore the emergent path of saffron. It is up and waiting. The sun is brilliant. The stage is set.

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