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At the top of the stairs, Calina in black reaches up toward the violinist in the arch.

Perspective, No. 1 · Phase 3 of 4

III

The violin became my everything.

← All four phases

ZeusAnd then you began to practice again.

CalinaYes. In middle school I came back to the violin. Practice was no longer a burden. It became a rhythm, a habit.

ZeusHabit can become strength.

CalinaMm. The repetition steadied me.

Objects III. Everything settled, like a metronome: a steady beat, a steady life.
Plate 7 · Objects IIIEverything settled, like a metronome: a steady beat, a steady life.

CalinaAround then I played in almost every concert.

ZeusYou were enjoying it again.

CalinaIt let me breathe again.

ZeusHad it become your language once more?

CalinaNo. It was everything.

Portraits III. No longer a cage. She is born again.
Plate 8 · Portraits IIINo longer a cage. She is born again.

ZeusWhat was the violin to you then?

CalinaIt was me. Or the way I touched the world.

ZeusI don’t think it possessed you. I think the two of you became one.

CalinaYes. It became part of me.

The Violin III. She embraces it, and it becomes part of her.
Plate 9 · The Violin IIIShe embraces it, and it becomes part of her.
← Phase IIThe violin seemed to trap me. All four phases Phase IV →I don’t want to stop at the violin.