26 Feb “I Chose To Be Part Of The Flow.” ~Mateo Romero
“My metaphor for the Pueblo world, both past and present, is a stream. Composed of many diverse and varied currents, connected together at all points simultaneously, yet with a da degree of distinction in the currents. Some people, villages, artwork, dances might seem at first glance to be more central, essential, or forceful within the flow of the stream. In the end, it is enough for me to say that when I had the chance in my life, I chose to be part of the flow.”
~ Mateo Romero, Cochiti Pueblo
Excerpted from Painting the Underworld Sky: Cultural Expression and subversion in Art, SAR Press, 2006