"SISYPHEAN HOLIDAY XVI "  2009, riverstone/slate/pigmented steel, 5 "h x17"w x8"d

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Sis·y·phus
Pronunciation: 'si-s&-f&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Sisyphos
: a legendary king of Corinth condemned eternally to repeat the cycle of rolling a heavy rock up a hill in Hades only to have it roll down again as it nears the top

more info:

artist statement - Sisyphean Holiday Series

          

 

 

 

    

 

more info:

  visit Van Alstine Sisyphean Circle  -  2008 Beijing Olympic Commission web page