Facing the Sky, 2006



3 elements, bronze patinated; edition of 8 each approximately 19” x 13” x 6.5” (48.3 x 33 x 16.5 cm);
 mounted to the wall higher than eye-level

Facing the Sky

What colour is the sky?

And if we decide for ourselves,

whom do we see in there?

The centre is the reflection on our self;

the outlook is the reflection in the other.

A mask as a counterpart hides more than it reveals,

solidifies more than it moves

and moves more than the sight.

These masks change faces and the perspective

as they turn against us

in order to make us reveal ourselves.

“Facing the Sky” by Vanessa Paschakarnis

see also: ForeShadowing, Forum Gallery, Dallas, TX USA

and: Vanessa Paschakarnis at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI USA

and: Facing the Sky, 2001