I chose to walk back & forth between two similar trees creating a path in the snow. This spot appealed to me because the snow was fairly undisturbed, and I knew I could make a visible line. I walked back and forth between the trees for 31 minutes. I found the process to be quite meditative. I thought of each tree being a choice in life, both good, healthy choices. The act of going back and forth between the two symbolizes indecision. Many times I have had a difficult time choosing between two (or more) options. I have mentally gone back and forth between choices, weighing them, taking "sides" depending on my mood, and then changing my mind easily. As I walked I noticed I was most comfortable standing at either end, under a tree. The act of walking between the two was much less comfortable. For me, this symbolizes the discomfort in not knowing which option to choose and the sort of insanity that comes from bouncing back and forth, not being able to fully commit to something.
As I thought more literally about walking, I remembered all the times I have used walking as a form of transportation. When I was too young to drive, when I had no money for gas, when my husband & I shared a car, or when I simply enjoyed the excercise. There were locations that stuck out to me as places that I have done a lot of walking in. I found photo's of these places online, printed them out, cut them into triangles & assembled them into a collage.
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