Jack Balas, 2021; PIKE'S PEAK (#2121); India ink & acrylic on paper, 22x30 inches
TEXT:
Back in high school I spent a summer at an aunt and uncle's in
Colorado Springs, and one day my cousin and I drove up to the
top of Pike's Peak. I was into souvenirs so I took some rocks
from the tippy-top and put them in a film box, labeled it July
1, 1972. These days I don't live a thousand miles away anymore,
so I can see Pike's Peak easily a hundred miles away, poking above
the horizon. My plan is to next July take a drive back up there
and put the rocks back. Thus will the peak be restored to its
former elevation. (14,110 ft.)
additional texts:
Rocks from summit of Pike's Peak 7-1-72. Largest rock from the
Very Highest point. Mosquito from studio, 7-31-2021. Splat. (Realood,
B.T.W.)