In Venice, the bells of the campaniles crack the air and call the heart back to the present moment. In Paris, the bells of the Notre Dame reverberate throughout history, the one who rings them a figure of legend. In Philadelphia, the cracked Liberty Bell represents the imperfect freedom of our American experiment. Webster presents an abstract version of a bell, its rigid lines geometric and faceted, its textured black iron forming an iconic cage for its smooth vintage-bulb candelabra. So doing, it presents a contemporary evocation of this timeless form.
