My feeling about America is in this poem and photograph of the American flag, Now and Forever. I saw the flag at a construction site opposite my home on East 24th Street just two miles north of Ground Zero.
My interest in the World Trade Center and the events that occurred on September 11th, 2001, is half a reflection of a great tragedy and half a fantastical re-interpretation of the Twin Towers themselves, inspired in part by their cultural significance
My job as an artist is to uplift your spirit and explore the mysterious presence of human emotion that lives unconsciously in the body, primarily, the hands of artists who are devoted to their visions.
When I was first asked to create 9/11 art work I was not sure I could do it. Then one day having a serious conversation about some art work I had just sold it came to me what I must do.
9/11
9/11 it so important Day for me cause of meaning that Darkness and Evil sometimes may win.
And it will be just horrible if you're not will be able to fight with Devil by mean of Light.
At Ground Zero after 9/11 I aided Suree Towfighnia in filming “Caution: 2001”. They called it a “crime scene” and barred all media. I had my sketchbook. I began to draw. The humble act of drawings they allowed.
“I am the One, Remember Me? I wrap my arms around your every wound,I breathe into your frozen places.I hold you in my confidence.Come, gather yourself and your tears,Lay down your fears.I am here again --never left— to hold you.”