The Silence of Snow
Oil, acrylic, straw, soil, sand, glue, and iron on canvas
114 x 146cm, December 5, 2021
I rode through the snow, you hear?
I rode God into the far––the near, he sang,
it was
our last ride over
the human hurdles.
They ducked, when
they heard us overhead, they
wrote, they
lied our neighs
into one of
their pixilated lingos.
––– Paul Celan, Die Niemandsrose
The “snowflakes” that serve as the backdrop of this painting are data on worldwide COVID cases trending as at December 5, 2021.
The Silence of Snow (detail)
The Silence of Snow (detail)
The Silence of Snow (detail)