“Red Efts” - Jean Cameron. Among tree roots growing over a channeled stone, an orange Fanta bottle nestles on the left, while four red eft (a type of orange newt) scamper here and there.
Fanta-seen
—“Red Efts” - Jean Cameron
Capped, still containing
a quarter-cup (or so) of the combined corn
syrup, artificial color, and carbonation
that once quenched some consumer’s thirst,
the bottle has been abandoned,
clamped between two roots
that will–eventually–crush it
(how ironic if that happened to the other orange soda),
and it’s ignored by the red efts
as they search for mites and worms
in the dark, fertile loam that also feeds the tree.
The scene could be taken as a sign
civilization is no more relevant to roots, rocks,
or scurrying red efts in search of worms and mites
than its tools–words, paper, canvas, paint–
and yet, they matter to us, the artist, the human.
Jean Cannon (https://www.jeancannon.com/)
bryanmemorialgallery (bryangallery.org)
“Natures Resilience” was in the Middle Room at the Bryan Memorial Gallery until July 1 and can still be seen at this link.
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