“How does a stone experience solitude? How is the solitude of quarantine similar to previous such feelings? How do we define the loneliness a fishpond might feel, or that of a fountain? How does a stone’s solitude differ from that of a stone-covered pond? Does the lack of human presence lead to solitude for human creations? Does a fountain feel lonely if no one is there to witness the flying drops of water meet the marble surface of the pond? If solitude is portrayed through representation in an artwork, how would we define the solitude of the work itself? Can it be lack of an audience? Will it wane if it is not seen? Might it be absence of sight?”

Ehsan Nasser Torabi

Autumn 2020