One enters a room. One encounters familiar faces on the murky spaces of its walls. In this cold, public venue every face you glance at among the throngs is in truth a mirror which does not look at you. These faces will never see one another as you can see them. Not even your questioning and persistent stares can break through the walls of the silent room. It is only an angelic white dog standing in the center that talks to you. It is so sincere and so close to you, despite the discomfort of the plastic collar around its neck. And it shoulders the entire troubles of the world. It glances around; as if it has forgotten whom his owner was. more...