June 29/10: Sculpture

Sculpture, originally uploaded by susanvg.

OK - I cheated, but this year I am setting my own rules. This was actually taken on June 27. I love this sculpture; I always stop to spend some time with these women when I walk in this part of Old Montreal. This time I saw people posing with them, taking on some of the gestures of the women. Then I heard an interview with Ruth Abernethy, whose sculpture of Oscar Peterson has just been unveiled in Ottawa. She talked about this slightly larger than life statue of the great jazz pianist turning away from the piano after a performance. She explained that she wanted to let people visit with him, to interact with him, in a sense become part of the sculpture. And that was what some of the people posing were doing. They were joining this conversation (though these women are smaller than life-size). I think we can identify with the conversation going on her, the sense of friendship between these women.

Next time I stop by, I'll be thinking about Abenethy's words and will feel like less of a voyeur and more of a visitor who joins these friends for some gossip before continuing on my way.