… is in the eyes of the onlooker.
Albert Einstein said: the dimensions of imagination are much more complex than those of space and time.
KB’s designs are so simple that only the fantasy of the viewer can unveil the intentions of the artist.
It’s like a good movie, running on several layers at the same time. You can watch it superficially and take it as a pleasant entertainment. You can step one layer deeper by watching colours, light and shadow of the takes and sets. The next layer is about the movements of the actors and also the camera movement. It is like a well choreographed dance. And one step deeper you find backgrounds of the story line, subtle latent ambiguity in conversations, allowing a wide spectrum of interpretation. What is in the background of the set? That graffiti across the street – is it a hint?
Last but not least we can’t deny the director is an artist, composing all those elements to something that can be consumed as a shallow entertainment. Only when looking closer you find the message in this picturesque image.
And that’s the way you should watch a sand art if you want to recognize the message and intention of the artist.
