Perennial
Shifts:
Spring And Fall
Perennial
Shifts: Spring and Fall is a
metaphor for Eden before
and
after the
fall in paradise. The robe symbolizes
the chill of being cast out of the garden.
Its rose pattern represents the female genitalia, a cherished
idea in
ancient Arab poetry and other earlier civilizations.
However, for third and fourth century
Christian church fathers, the fall was the advent of sexual lust and
women were
the gateway to Satan. The color red
signifies the scourge women have endured throughout history as
daughters of
Eve. Together, the garments express the
two paradigms which are still being held to women in many societies and
cultures today.
The
Anne
T. Kmieck Gallery
