[Jeff Kropp]

Reminds me of the fern cave in lava beds national monument. http://members.tripod.com/~fclark/creative_corner/fern_cave.html A truly natural display that feels touched by God. I feel very priviledged to have seen this natural wonder in person. That is the sort of place that I think Amano aspires to evoke.

My scrawlings on the walls of this cave don't even begin to approach the significance of the pictographs in fern cave.
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Jeff

 

[Jeff Kropp]

Take for example his 2003 entry.

I think this tank moves in an innovative direction. It evokes recollections of some really amazing floral arrangements that I have seen. In the context of Erik's progression it avoids some of the labor intensive aspects of his 2001 AGA entry, mitigates some of the long term commitment in his 2002 AGA entry and bridges a relationship to a long standing history of decorative horticultural presentation. I think it is appropriate to call these clever mixtures bouquets, they appeal to the sensual joys of life. They are extremely pleasing to the eye, clearly decorative and very ornamental. They make no pretensions of rendering a "natural" illusion or stimulating enlightenment. They are simply and unabashedly pretty.
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Jeff