The Force of Nature II in Qatar
by Paul Cowan
Title
The Force of Nature II in Qatar
Artist
Paul Cowan
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Photograph - Medium Format Black And White Film
Description
A sculpture, The Force of Nature II by Lorenzo Quinn, exhibited at the Katara heritage village, Doha, Qatar.
Describing the piece, Quinn said: "We humans think of ourselves as supreme beings, above all others and in absolute control of our destiny and our surroundings. We live with a false sense of security, only to be awakened by Mother Nature�s fury, almost as if she needs to remind us of her presence and our responsibility towards her child (the Earth). After having seen the ravaged coast of Thailand and the hurricane that affected the Southern States, I decided to create a sculpture dedicated to Mother Nature. This would be reminiscent of the early statues made as peace offerings to the gods in the hope of quenching their anger. In essence, people are not very different today from the people who lived thousands of years ago. We still devote ourselves to symbols in order to escape our destiny."
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March 18th, 2013
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