It would require pages to describe the hold winter has on the mind. The penetrating cold makes everything draw in - even the mind withdraws into itself, rediscovering ancient depths and lending a dream-like quality to the world outside. Winter is personified as the Snow Queen in Nordic tale; a woman of brilliant beauty but with ice for a heart. The opposing extremes of this image vibrate through our senses. Winter's oppressive darkness sets off its crystalline brightness. Its steely indifference leaves us free to experience the quiet beauty and mystery of the snow-bound land stretching as far as the imagination. The harsh environment strips away layer upon layer of domestication and security and you face the spirit of the land; in awe. Embrace it, or turn away.
Rocky Riefelstuhl
Rocky Riefelstuhl
