CHARON’S
STEEL STYX PASSAGE
1996, granite / steel, 17'4"h x 20'l x 6'w
(available)
Char·on
Pronunciation: 'kar-&n, 'ker-, -än
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek CharOn
CHARON : a son of Erebus who in Greek mythology ferries the
souls of the dead over the River Styx (the black river of the underworld). The
piece is a celebration of life
and through its dramatic placement of elements and there suggestive movements, speaks to the need of grasping hold of life and living to its fullest.
