Breathe by Memory Press

Maria Pisano: "’Breathe’ is a response to ‘The Flower Soul’, a poem by Imogen Brashear Oakley, from the collection ‘Awake America and Other Verses’, Philadelphia, 1934. In the poem the ephemeral nature of one’s life, its fragility, its physical manifestations, are likened to flowers in nature, which with their scents, permeate our consciousness and re-awaken our connections. The work leads the viewer into a metaphorical journey, guided by organic references and the visual horizon that culminates in the gate/poem. The book references a threshold that we cross, traversing its tall walls, which like sentinels are guarding the passage from one entrance to the next.”