Crystals 2000

Curator: Here we have Kiki Smith's "Crystals," currently held in the Harvard Art Museums collection. Editor: It has a quiet, almost meditative quality, doesn’t it? Like staring into a frozen waterfall. Curator: Smith often explores the body and natural forms. Crystals, in particular, carry a lot of cultural weight, from healing to the New Age movement. Editor: I see them as holding secrets, compressing eons of time and pressure into something exquisite. Curator: Considering Smith’s broader work, perhaps this piece hints at the hidden structures within ourselves, the subtle forces that shape us. Editor: Maybe, or it's just a beautiful rock that caught her eye. Sometimes, the mystery is the point.