Process or Symbol?
What exactly is a memorial? If you are someone who thrives on the sneers of the cognoscenti, try saying that it is the physical manifestation of an abstract idea (such as grief, triumph, or resolution), presented in symbolic terms. You will be told in no uncertain terms that a memorial is not an object but "a process," an open-ended and indeterminate series of negotiations that can never be brought to resolution. So I learned last year when participating ... Full Story »
Posted by Dale Penn
