Imagine if you will…you unexpectedly find yourself on the planet Jupiter, just a short
distance from the Big Red Spot (Jupiter’s Eye). For some reason you're compelled to
drift toward the Eye, and then to actually venture into the vast hurricane-like storm
which has been raging for hundreds of years. As you forge forward into the cyclone,
the intensity builds until the tonal chaos surrounding you becomes so ill-defined that
it barely resembles music. The chaos continues until it gives way to the peaceful
center of the storm (also known as “the eye” in a Earthly hurricane) and for a few
brief moments there’s a respite from the tonal assault. As you push onward beyond
the center, the chaotic fury returns and persists…with slowly diminishing
intensity…until you reach the other edge and emerge from Jupiter’s Eye.
Jupiter's Eye was inspired by a lifelong fascination with the Big Red Spot, and the
intense personal experience of standing outdoors for a time during the peak wind,
rain and fury of Hurricane Ivan in lower Alabama in 2004.
Jupiter's Eye © 2024 - Joey Arata