“I noticed one kid who was clearly different from anyone else. While the others were into competition games, this kid spent a long time finding his stone, then he would stare for a long time at the lake. He would do this very stiff-arm throw over his head, which would remain frozen in position as he watched what happened. He didn't really know how to throw a stone properly. Upon closer examination, I realized that he was mentally challenged. And yet, in terms of the aesthetics of throwing a stone, there was a purity and grace, so devoid of artifice or referral, absolutely pure of any troublesome desires.”
“In my piece, you are watching an idiot who becomes increasingly aware of his vulnerability. But at the same time, there is a sense that the music--the instruments and singing--saves him from that tragic awareness.”
“Essentially, we see him in the middle of this learning process after the visitation. He goes through the grief and guilt of the murder he committed. Understanding the two brothers is problematic because the one who seems to represent the sacred actually is a profanation and vice versa.”
