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The Chihuly Jerusalem Wall of Ice had, for me, three
distinct personalities. From behind the wall ( a view
few could see for safety reasons) the viewer is
protected, as behind a fortress wall, and the aspect
over the wall might be a panorama of some arctic locale
(Alaska?)--this was the wall as a machine for
transporting the viewer to distant places. From in
front, the wall was, in the words of Parks Anderson, a
clock--or maybe a time machine--where time moved faster
than it did even a few feet away. While the walls of
ancient Jerusalem nearby will take millennia to decay,
the Ice Wall melted in three short days. The final
aspect of the wall was the audience in front of the
wall--a cross section of humanity--some mesmerized, some
surprised to find ice in the desert, some seeking an
ideal photo opportunity or simply a cool respite from
the heat.
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