Thursday, 14 March 2013

Icarus searching # 4


Calgary in the snow: hiding round the back of the Methodist Church in Brighton is this piece of metalwork. Its less of a gate and more of a metaphor and I like coming across random artworks like these which fit the context of the setting. Curious that I should come across this gate today of all days because 3 hours after taking this picture the world headlines echoed the words, 'Viva il Papa' as Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the new Pope Francis. I have always liked the name Francis and I am intrigued by the idea he is a Jesuit, but I am not sure what it all means, just that this picture, in a series I took, has a serendipitous resonance about it. Time for some music and time for reflection.