‘MEX... and elsewhere the skies were silent...’ ‘AMS... the skies were silent...’ Brooches Sterling silver, porcelain (with ceramic transfers)
Andrea Wagner Netherlands
When Skies Were Silent An Icelandic volcano, its name unpronounceable, awakens. Its massive volcanic cloud fall-out clogging the northern sky with ash particles. Airspace in Northern Europe is closed for 6 days. Thousands of flights to and from destinations in Northern Europe grounded. Chaos. Hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded. For the first time I realize how vulnerable our travel system around the globe really is. The rapidity and ease of Modern Life we take so much for granted. And to what extent Nature’s calamities can disrupt all that. But there was also Beauty. Spectacular ash sunsets, and a peaceful silence in the skies. Myself, stuck for a few days in Mexico City, at the airport mainly, trying to return home to Amsterdam. My flight having been cancelled, I couldn’t help but intensely envy all whose destinations hadn’t been affected. Like being able to fly home on golden wings.