terrestrial sedimentary rock,
from the precipitation of carbonate minerals
from solution in ground and surface waters,
geothermally heated hot-springs
in white, tan, cream-colored, and even rusty
fibrous appearance
stalactites, stalagmites, speleothems
inhaling, exhaling
let there be light
blown borosilicate glass debris
silica plus boron oxide
shaped through the breath of Hephaestus
god of craftsmen, god of fire,
blown glass hypnotises
it triggers a mystical fascination
possessing an esoteric sensuousness
amorphous material
that resonates with bright minerals
fragile hardness crystalizes
it brings danger, its razor-sharp edges
or high temperatures when in viscous state
this is the music of glass:
Hephaestus touching the lightest of breaths
filling you with silent voices
that separate blowing air from turbulence
first steps of glass, creeping crash
craftsman voice and crystal beats, slinking and crawling
workshop ambience: blowtorch, wheel is an instrument
rhythm of the glass as a bell with the panoramic of spatial perception
crystal beats and falling glass echoes the trauma
carbon tools dinging, fire melting, gas and silica
silica is the major compound of sand
in many parts of the Earth crust
crust, glass, sand, dust, travertine
calcium carbonate, oxide of silicon, oxide of boron,
fluxing agent, all at once,
singing, dancing, breaking the floor
shouting, blowing, flaming, caressing!
glass and travertine celebrate in the pavilion a ritual
between the discovery and the funeral ceremony,
between the mortuary and what is revealed to you
an archaeological stratigraphic excavation
or awkward treasure from the past
a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
life embracing death
celebrating the acceptance of their shadows
with the desire that nothing and everything last