I saw this statue. The plaque in front of it said "Triad Ritual / Beverly Pepper / 1993 / Gift of the Class of 1937E and the Artist." This statue made me think about how maybe a definition of "book" could be "something that tells a story." There is surely an interesting story behind this statue. Some obvious questions that come to mind are: Who is Beverly Pepper? Why did she make this statue? Why does it depict a 'triad ritual'? Thinking about these questions also reminded me that every story interacts with another story. For instance, the story of this statue interacts, in my mind, with my own story; I was one year old in 1993, and I lived in California. What was my life like then? What was the life of the artist of this statue like?
During our time outside, I also took the video below. Our class had been discussing the possibility of interviewing other people - and each other - about what they believe a book is. Here is my first interviewee:
It was very interesting to ask a random stranger, who had very little time to think of an answer, this question. I hope to do more of this kind of interviewing in the future because I think it produces fascinating results.
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