Œuvre d'art public
Terra Incognita
Alternate title:
Earth In Disguise
Artwork creator(s):
Curry, Gwen
Text author(s):
Butler Yeats, William
Installation year:
2001 Description:
L'oeuvre se retrouve dans deux lieux. À l'intérieur, à côté des fenêtres, des panneaux de verres représentent la faune et la flore. À l'extérieur, on retrouve, sur le mur devant le jardin, du lettrage.
Text of the artwork:
Take down this book, and slowly read
Text theme:
Temps de réflexion et repos
Artwork theme:
Monde inconnu, réflexion, littérature
Note(s):
Le texte vient du texte When You are Old du poète britannique William Butler Yeats
WHEN you are old and gray and full of sleep
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true;
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face.
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead,
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
Artist's biography:
Gwen Curry
Author's biography:
William Butler Yeats
Propriétaire(s):
Ville de Surrey Document(s):
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