Though I wish I could draw an alternative, parallel, and optimistic analysis for this creative piece, one of which would follow the cliché storyline that the stone statue rises from the ground to which he was previously embedded within and arose a stronger being, and eventually joined his natural form (within the background of the photo) through the sheer force of will, I cannot. This photo follows the life of a simple being who no one truly knew and displays his slow descent into the afterlife.
Effigy is a sentient and sedimentary being and could not move from where he stood, through the rumours that have spread throughout the centuries of his existence, it is said that he was carved from the rocks behind him from an emotionally broken sculptor,…show more content… The sculptors true name was Lennie, an extremely talented artist, who devoted his life to honing his craft. Through his devotion to his art, he in turn disregarded any attention to his wife, which is why she sacrificed her devotion to him for other men.Had Lennie only said hello to his wife sparingly, perhaps he would have been in a much more bountiful afterlife. As time passed Lennie’s name was eventual forgotten as it was passed down through the ages, resembling that of the game “Broken Telephone”, Lennie’s name eventually turned into “Effigy”, which means sculpture. It is an appropriate name, as people are only remembered for what they did in their life, and what they left behind in their legacy. For Lennie, it was his statue that was the only thing remembered about him. The myth of Lennie’s soul eventually evolved into the belief that through his presence on earth and interaction with the afterlife, that confessions to the rock would result in absolution from ones sins. So there remain Lennie's soul encrusted in his creation, crafted out of his emotional pain,…show more content… All that he searched for within their dialogue was the greeting hello, but their confessions never began with a greeting, instead, he was treated as an emotional dumpster and could do nothing but listen. Sometimes he heard people confess of their unfaithfulness to their
