Karen Jiang
pigment and acrylic on linen
30 x 24 cm
“Wake, butterfly—
it’s late, we’ve miles
to go together.”
—poem by Matsuo Bashō translated by Lucien Stryk
Companionship in Bashō's verse is layered into lines that trace the horizontal oscillation of a butterfly's wings as they wake.
it’s late, we’ve miles
to go together.”
—poem by Matsuo Bashō translated by Lucien Stryk
Companionship in Bashō's verse is layered into lines that trace the horizontal oscillation of a butterfly's wings as they wake.