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Lightly stained wall
Much of what we know of European medieval stained glass technique came from Theophilus, an 11th-century German monk. In De diversis artibus he wrote ardently about the applied arts, through the lens of his faith and his own experience as an artist and craftsman.
I don’t share his religious faith, but I do see the “inestimable beauty” he found in the interplay of sand, ash, metal dust, and fire. In old and new works, they become something greater than the sum of their parts, something altogether different that bends everyday light and transforms our experience of a space.
I’m fascinated with the decision this photographer made in his encounter with stained glass. It would’ve been easy, and also beautiful, to devote more space to the detail in the window. But I especially enjoy his interest in the distinction of the wall just inside, and the abstracted splashes that enhance it.
I could happily sit there for a while. You could come too. We could enjoy the quiet and just sit, while the wooden benches and floorboards creak and the colors tell their tale in the shifting sun.
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