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C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t h e A r t i s t
In Chaco Canyon, there are many buildings and rooms outlined by still-standing
rocks. Here the rocks outline the rooms in what once was the Great House. The pueblo
and the canyon were abandoned many years ago for reasons that are still undetermined.
Perhaps the reason is a climate change of the past millennium.
I like the geometry, that is, the square of the rocks left standing. I like the
“unnatural” in this photo.
This is sacred because this is where people lived and had their community. Lots
of energy passed through there. Are those life forms still there? Are there ghosts?
Most certainly! I think there are spirits floating in and out. It’s their home. They
didn’t want to leave. Some did not. Some did but were forced to leave.
Are there other angles that I liked? Oh, yes! But in this photo I like the division
between the rocks and the landscape. The dominant objects are the old house, the
rocks, and the wall.
The dominant color is the rock red. It yells out the energy that remains at the
ruins.
I would crop nothing.
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