High was the mountain, craggy the ridge,
steep the cliffs,
deep the valleys.
springs could be heard
and sweet smelt the flowers.
was the mountain high?
it's summit touched the azure heavens.
were the gorges deep?
at the bottom you could see the underworld.
(Title taken from "Jouney to the West" by Wu Cheng' En)
in cooperation with Iwan van’t Spijker
mixed media, 1000 x 300 x 300 cm
Gallery Baracca, the Hague |