“Books woke me up. Books are my favorite man-made objects. I fetishize their design, smell, feel. And that they can contain such burning, complex communications is a miracle to me.” MenFeelsMadeBookDesignObjectsCommunicationMiracleComplexesMy FavoriteSmellBurning Author:Ken Baumann
“Art objects are inanimate sad bits of matter hanging in the dark when no one is looking. The artist only does half the work; the viewer has to come up with the rest, and it is by empowering the viewer that the miracle of art gains its force.” DoeArtMatterArtistForceBitsDarkHalfObjectsGainsMiracleCome UpEmpoweringViewers Author:Vik Muniz
“In the religion of the Medes and Persians the cult of trees plays an important part, and with them, as with Assyrians, the symbol of eternal life was a tree with a stream at its roots. Another object of veneration was the sacred miracle tree, which within itself contained the seeds of all.” LifeImportantPlayReligionTreeObjectsEternalRootsEternityMiracleSacredSeedsSymbolsStreamsCultEternal LifeVenerationAssyrians Book:History of Garden Art: Originally published in two volumes Source: History of Garden Art: Originally published in two volumes