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Dreaming of a New Earth

Fabrice Poussin

Artist’s Statement:

Perhaps I should not be so partial to the American West for it is true that many places of equal and in some cases superior beauty exist the world over. It also, however, is true that millions of people from all parts of the planet visit the United States continually, be it for its national parks of cities. Cities offer a completely different scenery, a different set of feelings, in fact a completely different experience; they are, to some extent, the industrial, human monster which has come to represent the gigantic power of this nation.

On the other hand, the American natural landscape offers a completely different image of a similar kind of power, one which goes back to the origins of the universe. It is awesome, and it deserves both attention and an unparalleled kind of respect. Going and staying in places like Yellowstone for instance, reminds us of the unimaginable power which quietly waits below ground for its next opportunity to reshape what the whole planet looks like.

I once studied the great American landscape in paintings created in the 1800’s. Many of these shared a constant: the line of horizon, a line which represents the immensity of the continent, the feeling that it is never ending, and underscores the seemingly instinctual tendency in many Americans to continue the quest onward, even in the early part of the 21st century.

It is this line, its simplicity and yet its levelling power which I seek to explore and capture. This combined with the complexity of scenes found in the Rockies, Utah or Oregon cannot fail to show the simple majestic secrets held below, within and above. A sense of infinite peace is achieved in the silence and isolation of high altitudes. Being alone may be hard in the world of the billions living, it is a necessity in the high plains, plateaus and lakes.

—Fabrice B. Poussin

Conflict

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Hope

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Danger

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Puzzle

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Earth breath

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Remembering

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Gentle Thought

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Too Late

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her lands

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What was Left

 

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About Fabrice Poussin

Fabrice Poussin teaches French and English at Shorter University. Author of novels and poetry, his work has appeared in Kestrel, Symposium, The Chimes, and dozens of other magazines. His photography has been published in The Front Porch Review, the San Pedro River Review as well as other publications.

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