om

the artist

I am om. I am alone in my world.

I am a continuation
of a tradition
that has no beginning and no end

I am not a messenger
I am not a missionary
I am

the art

words are my medium.

sound, sense are my creations.

words
have more dimensions than color, line, or
shape.

words
can be pronounced, heard, felt, sensed, and
be seen.

words
are free, limitless.

my budget is my knowledge.

placement is my tool.
placement creates
context.
context creates images.

but word-images do not tell
you how to see.

The seeing is done by the seer.

the beret

I do not need a beret
a symbol

I am my art

The four directions cover my head.

They are my protection

Submitted by sara acharya (sacharya@law.harvard.edu), on Saturday, February 27, 1999, from cambridge, ma, u.s.a.