There is a feeling of absoluteness within me. An understanding of something I can grasp. Something direct and concrete. Something that I know is true. When I think of this absoluteness, I think of triangles and I think of squares. I cannot say exactly where these shapes appear from, but they seem to describe and symbolize this sense of self I feel. There is an upward movement, building blocks. A linear motion toward a very specific and definite place.

Sometimes I think of circles. I am surprised I do not think of circles more because I believe in unity. I believe we are all one. Deeply. Perhaps it is the core of all my work. But right now I do not like the way circles look. They seem too easy, too unquestioning, like they are just floating in space with no direction, no objective, no purpose. And they are okay with that. They are okay with not moving forward.

Using the words ‘movement’ and ‘motion’ to describe triangles and squares seems incorrect to me in the same way that saying circles are ‘not moving’ does not seem right. It seems like it should be the opposite. Circles are moving round and round, while triangles and squares are standing up, in one place, sure-of-themselves. This is a contradiction I think I understand, but cannot explain.  This is the contradiction that is at the core of all my work. This is my struggle between togetherness and separateness.

Perhaps, in reality, circles are more secure than triangles and squares. Perhaps they are less afraid and more accepting. They are open and triangles and squares are closed. I am trying to use triangles and squares as if they are circles. This is what I am trying to do. I am okay with half-circles, too.