Decay

Death of the Ferryman

The ferryman’s craft lies dead in the water. He can no longer reach the ‘other’ shore. Unable to touch, he dies.

The sculpture represents the internal state of the disconnected human. Because reality happens as after-affect of momentary contact, loss of connectivity (i.e. of touch) brings with it not only decay of the sense of realness (i.e. of being), but also of consciousness and of the happiness derived from it.

Disconnection is inevitable because connection is momentary, therefore not conserved. For a human to stay alive, i.e. to be real, conscious and joyful (i.e. self-realized), she must continuously touch or be touched. But only an ‘other’ can touch.

The individual who tries to remain still, who cannot re-invent herself with significant difference, decays and dies.

The ferryman’s craft lies dead in the water. He can no longer reach the ‘other’ shore. Unable to touch, he dies.

The sculpture represents the internal state of the disconnected human. Because reality happens as after-affect of momentary contact, loss of connectivity (i.e. of touch) brings with it not only decay of the sense of realness (i.e. of being), but also of consciousness (i.e. of relativity) and the joy derived from it.

Disconnection is inevitable because connection is momentary, therefore not conserved. For a human to stay alive, i.e. to be real, conscious and joyful (i.e. self-realized), she must continuously touch or be touched. Only an ‘other’ can touch. he human who tries to stand still, who tries to hold, decays and dies.