2025-12-16.285. A transparent crystal sculpture > Bonds Gallery

2025-12-16.285. A transparent crystal sculpture

It's like a very cozy and spacious cafe.
No, it's like a library.
No, it's like a bookstore.
The ceiling is medium high.
This is a spacious space.
Tables and sofas are arranged in the center,
and bookshelves line the walls.
It's a little dark, but the cozy lighting is bright.

In the center of this space,

there are a group of black people.

Our group is sitting slightly to the left, in the front.
The black people sitting in the center are conversing,
and their presence is growing louder.

They're not talking loudly,
or making a scene.
But the black person's presence is growing.

Before I know it, 30% of the space is filled with his presence.

I'm suddenly curious. I want to get closer and see him.
But it's difficult to look at him directly. So, I pretend to choose a book,
and wander around the bookshelf next to his table.
But I still can't turn my head to look.
Somehow, I'm not ready to see.

There's a semicircular counter behind me.
There are decorations displayed underneath.
My daughter is looking at the decorations on the lower left of the counter.

I go over there.
The floor has a thick line rotating like a conveyor belt sushi bar.
It's not dangerous, but it seems like they're displaying the items like this.

My daughter is looking at a piece of transparent crystal.
It's a square piece,
with a circular gold ball carved into it,
and several thin pillars below it, forming a thick pillar.
This piece seems to have been laser-etched into the transparent rectangular crystal.

It seems like light is somehow transmitting from the circular gold ball to the pillar.
I want that too.
- "Would you like this?" I ask my daughter.