![]() ![]() She lied, but only because she can’t say her real name-one of the vicious little details tucked like nettles in the grass. The boy is still asleep, and she watches the slow rise and fall of his shoulders, the place where his dark hair curls against the nape of his neck, the scar along his ribs. It isn’t his fault-it is never their faults. She lies there, perfectly still, tries to hold time like a breath in her chest as if she can keep the clock from ticking forward, keep the boy beside her from waking, keep the memory of their night alive through sheer force of will. The wooden bird, found with a broken wing, is reputedly re-created as the fifth in the sequence (albeit intact), about to take flight. Regarding the inspiration for Revenir, Miret attributed the idea to a figurine found on the streets of Paris in the winter of 1715. Description: A sculptural series of five wooden birds in various postures and stages of pre-flight, mounted on a narrow marble plinth.īackground: A diligent autobiographer, Miret kept journals that provide insight into the artist’s mind and process. ![]()
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