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THE CRYPT
The base of the Tower
The base of society
Reaching back to the Ancient Spirit
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As you approach the
tower, you see the crypt: a confusion of wheels
and chains, mirroring themselves and projecting
into the infinite. Two figures inhabit this space:
a tall inanimate oak figure of the yoked Ancient
Spirit, and the animated highly decorated figure
of an Egyptian monkey. The construction starts to
rustle, creak and groan. Follows a seemingly
chaotic whirl of wheels and chains and cogs. Did
the monkey set it into motion? |
The figure in
the back represents the Ancient Spirit. The richly clad
monkey, although apparently in charge, is as much a
prisoner, having sold her freedom for temporary
privileges.
The
Egyptian reference has its origin in the Flight
from Egypt, when Moses and his people fled
slavery and oppression to construct a new
civilisation, our European civilisation.
The Ancient Spirit. To
see a sunset. To witness a birth. To enjoy rain
as well as sun.
There is a feeling of
elation and belonging. This we share with all our
ancestors from the beginning of time. This spirit
is an energy and a force which has always been
controlled and chained by leaders to bring this
power to them. Over the centuries different
groups have tried to free the Ancient Spirit, but
each revolution - like the pendulum - just
changes the form of his shackles.
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The building of the
tower is made out of wood. Wood blackened by fire.
There is a resilience in wood and nature which is
very positive. The natural forms of timber have a
life force and a beauty of their own, and their
shapes are timeless. It makes the building look
old, and it is to do with the process of ageing,
of history, of death and decay, and of the gaps
of contact from one generation to another.
Eyes stare at you from
behind the boarded-up side panels.
Eyes of the persecuted. Eyes of the persecutors...
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Take a walk round
the back of the tower, and in contrast to the
decay you find that this part of the building has
been spared. Beautiful carved panels, with shapes
and lines like ancient mysterious cave drawings.
These panels represent the positive progress of
science, the spirals of DNA, lines of observation
and of construction.
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