The "Fall of Man" is a theme that has been conjured up repeatedly throughout our history to illustrate our fear of, but irrepressible need to, question the unknown and the consequences of doing so. Often likened to a moral indignation toward ambition, aggression, or desire and the punsihment wrought after judgement, these myths, ancient or modern, usually address the inevitable and unsettling character of societal change. The uncertainty of a new era prompts us to justify our new path by pointing out the wong and self-destructive nature of our once-esteemed forebears. We, in this courntry, are living in just such a time, challenging the role we played in history, struggling with guilt for our well-intentioned but devastating mistakes, and fearing the price to be paid for correcting them. The foundations of "western thought" are being shaken, and the world is becoming a different place. Depending on your point of view, it is exhilarating or terrifying. I find it to be a little of both, like being born.
    -- Glenn Dasher, 1997

Glenn Dasher is Dean of Liberal Arts at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. Web site: http://www.uah.edu/colleges/liberal/art/dasher/dasherpg.html

Chattanooga State Sculpture Garden IV viewbook, 1997