So, I head over to a concert in an art gallery with a show by an artist I had never heard of just to hear my favorite musician Louis Volare….
and there at the top, as I listen to music, I am drawn…I mean sucked into the absolute hypnotic mystery of this one photograph. He’s called the Haserot Angel….and he sits at a cemetery somewhere in Ohio.
The photographer, whom I only know as Eidolon Dreamscape in Second LIfe and Bittermuppet on Flickr has captured him, this mysterious crying angel in such a way that I myself am drawn to tears. Now I do not cry. I very rarely cry. But this picture (not the one here, but the one in Second LIfe…very similar to this but with the wings showing)…it actually made me feel for this ….statue!
Second life, real life, whatever. My real body was crying real tears and still is. Call it synchronicity or coincidence. It’s an incredible thing.
I am humbled by it…..drawn to my knees.
Good job, Eidolon!
See his full stream : http://flickr.com/photos/bittermuppet/
December 4, 2008 at 4:36 am
I am touched to learn that the photo of the angel moved you so much. This weathered statue is a very powerful thing to see and I hope my pictures do him justice. He is called “Haserot Angel” because of the family that has him at their plots at the cemetery. I can imagine when he was new he was a bright shiny golden color but I really prefer the look he has now.
Thank you so much for attending my show in SL tonight. I’m glad to have gotten an opportunity to meet you.