The moles.
Fata Morgana| N° d'inventaire | 23639 |
| Format | 14 x 22 |
| Détails | 59 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Saint-Clement-de-Rivière, 2018 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782377920150 |
"From a hole dug in the ground, something can always come out to surprise and even amaze you: a mole of course, molded in the velvet of its always evening dress... a handkerchief of blue sky, clinging to a blackthorn bush... a concert of frogs, motionless among the rushes and sedges that have managed over the years to take root... for the stunned girl, the flapping flight of a grey heron, also surprised in its rustic meal of amphibians... an enormous marbled ammonite wedging a fence post... finally a bucket of clay, the goal of the walk, which will soon be dried, crushed, soaked, washed." An admirable ceramist, virtuoso potter and great specialist in enamels made from plant ash (partly extracted from the soil where the Taizé community has been based since 1940), Brother Daniel de Montmollin comes to rummage around the mole: full of symbols, it is the image of the artisan potter who brings “to light the mineral riches buried in the darkness of the earth.” At over ninety years old, Daniel de Montmollin continues and renews his work with enthusiasm and determination; humility and science come to the surface of his prose.
"From a hole dug in the ground, something can always come out to surprise and even amaze you: a mole of course, molded in the velvet of its always evening dress... a handkerchief of blue sky, clinging to a blackthorn bush... a concert of frogs, motionless among the rushes and sedges that have managed over the years to take root... for the stunned girl, the flapping flight of a grey heron, also surprised in its rustic meal of amphibians... an enormous marbled ammonite wedging a fence post... finally a bucket of clay, the goal of the walk, which will soon be dried, crushed, soaked, washed." An admirable ceramist, virtuoso potter and great specialist in enamels made from plant ash (partly extracted from the soil where the Taizé community has been based since 1940), Brother Daniel de Montmollin comes to rummage around the mole: full of symbols, it is the image of the artisan potter who brings “to light the mineral riches buried in the darkness of the earth.” At over ninety years old, Daniel de Montmollin continues and renews his work with enthusiasm and determination; humility and science come to the surface of his prose.