“Untitled (cathartes aura)”
archival pigment print
© 2005
“The job the vulture performs is a sacred service for all animal life forms. The potential toxins, pathogens and diseases that are possible as animals decompose and rot is substantial. The vulture was designed to clean this up. And with this purpose it accomplishes the Creators will with honor and no complaints. The vulture does what needs to be done. It cleans up, protects, and is connected to the water as its protector. To some it is ugly but upon the invisble air it rides the current defying gravity with beauty and grace. Nasty jobs that need to get done are sometimes rewarded with great gifts.”