Porta, Siena Gillann

“WHAT IS IT?”

Photo by Allan Cyprys

The title references a famous Koan (riddle) in Zen Buddhist practice. The meditating figure, made of many tiny bells, hangs seemingly in midair, surrounded by prayer flags.

Past Work

LIKE A FLASH OF LIGHTNING IN A SUMMER CLOUD

In bright sunlight, the grey shadows cast from the cutout red plastic above seem so 3-dimensional. When it’s overcast the cutout flower shapes are very readable as solid form