Between Light and Shadow
The rhythmic alternation of day and night organizes the course of things. Only through light and darkness do space and time become tangible, gaining meaning, significance, and form. Even though they appear as opposites, they form a unity: when the night recedes and the day begins, when the day slowly fades.
Where there is light, there is also shadow. Where there is shadow, there is also light. Yet the boundaries are never sharp: the darkness penetrates the light, while traces of light can be found in the dark. Is it not ultimately the in-between, the multifaceted gray area, that allows us to have a more nuanced perspective?
Three houses gently nestle against the steep slope in Malbun. In their outward appearance, they lean towards the traditional mountain dwellings— the homes and barns on the alpine pastures that were once used in summer.
