NPPR: Commentary Line 137 Lemniscate

[Michael Joseph]

Okay. I think the sculpture by Engman and inspired by Iyengar a really
beautiful creative construction of the lemniscate-as-mobius=strip Jasper
brought up, as a kind of solution of continuity between divided realities,
such as life and afterlife, Kinbote and Shade, author and reader, and
perhaps history and imagination. Kind of a reader's key. But what I
wondered about specifically was, does this sculpture actually intend to
point at loving embraces, as is suggested by its placement within a garden
sanctified for performing weddings? And I ask because the envy Shade
expresses at seeing the figure in the sand he describes as a lemniscate
makes one wonder if there is some erotic connection being made or erased.

Michael
On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Ghetta Life wrote:

>
> The sculptor's name is Robert Engman, and the inspiration is the yogi B.K.S.
> Iyengar.  I just thought id resmbled a three-dimensional lemniscate,
> somewhat like a mobius strip,as Jasper sez.
>
> >From: Michael Joseph <mjoseph at rci.rutgers.edu>
> >
> >Nice photograph, Ghetta. I see the garden is being offered as a site for
> >weddings. Do you think that relates to the subject of Iyengar's sculpture?
> >
> >Michael
> >
> >On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Ghetta Life wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Check out this sculpture inspired by the Indian yogi B.K.S. Iyengar:
> > >
> > > http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/afterbks1.html
>
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