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Jul 10, 2009 Uncategorized
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Dr. Sue
I guess I’ve always been interested in place. Heralding from West Texas, with plenty of wide open spaces, I remember gazing up at the stars as I lay on my grandmother’s piecework quilt, spread out on the dry, hard earth. I thought, There must be another world out there, one of which I have no proof except in my heart.
Many, many years later I left my beloved West Texas (which will always be home) to try out that idea. Through my research and teaching, I explore the importance of place — how it somehow acts as a microcosm of all that we are or hope to be. Through my photography, I hope to capture some tiny glimpse of its meaning.
Here are a few lines from “Empty Spaces” from Pink Floyd, an English rock band originating in the 1960s and 1970s and known for a subgenre called “space rock.” It speaks to me; hope you like it too.
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
–Pink Floyd
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