Lost in Thought

Awilda and Irma (2014) by Jaume Plensa, Cheekwood Botanical Gardens, Nashville, TN, 2015

I traveled to Cheekwood Botanical Gardens to take photos at dusk of the outdoor sculptures by Jaume Plensa and staked out a good spot to capture Awilda and Irma, two larger-than-life sculptures made of stainless steel “mesh”. The artist says, “They are in dialogue both with each other and with the landscape around them. “You can see through it,” he told us. “They are never hiding what is happening behind them and I think that’s important.  The landscape gets into the head. It’s a beautiful idea about our thoughts and dreams in a transparent way.” As I perched above the waterfall leading to the pond, I found myself restless and ill-at-ease. It had been a busy day at work and I found it difficult to clear the thoughts from my head. I was impatient that the sun was setting so slowly.I noticed, too, that other “photographers” had the same restlessness a