Corona: A Light in the Dark

I’m struck by the visual beauty of the coronavirus despite the havoc it’s wreaking on our fair planet. It’s a stark reminder that just as the sun isn’t the center of the universe, neither are we. Corona means crown, and right now that infinitesimal thing is lording it over the earth. But corona is also the word used to describe the ring of light that appears during the darkest part of a total eclipse. Either way, the metaphor seems apt, but the piece I’ve made celebrates the hope embodied in the latter definition.

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