It is obvious that Lopez has a passion for history. particularly when it comes to the cultural facets in history. Having said this. it’s no surprise that when cultural history is being destroyed. Lopez is composing to convey consciousness to the jobs faced by unguarded cultural artefacts in the Mojave. and Sonoran comeuppances. The reading itself was dry when it came to the parts about the Stone Horse because Lopez kept depicting the Equus caballus over and over. As the debut told me. he wanted to present the inquiry of if we are free to find the significance of the rock Equus caballus or of any object from another clip and topographic point.
Personally. the reply to his inquiry is rather simple. Cultural artefacts are considered art. and all art is up to reading. Lopez himself describes the possibilities of how the sculpturers of the Equus caballus could hold foremost seen Equus caballuss. and how about each portion of the organic structure was sculpted absolutely to scale. Lopez exhausted hours merely watching the shadow of the Equus caballus move. looking at its specific item and eventually came to the decision that it was an single Equus caballus. non merely one representation of the Equus caballus.
Traveling back to the thought of Lopez’s. that the cultural artefacts are being destroyed. He states that harmonizing to the Bureau of Land Management. about 35 % of all archeological sites are vandalized in the Mojave and Sonoran comeuppances. This is due to the fact that the significance and importance of the archeological discoveries haven’t been understood until modern times. The United States military used the land for military testing of armored combat vehicles and arms. destructing some sites. Although it may look harsh. I feel that he over estimates the importance of the desert finds. and that they are non every bit of import as he would hold us believe. Although the discoveries are of some cultural importance. it doesn’t matter excessively much.
Lopez himself seems out of it. He talks about a heightening of the senses from first catching sight of the rock Equus caballus. He compared the esthesis to coming upon the warm remains of a grey bear putting to death. or the still damp paths of a Michigander. I feel that if I were to cone upon a elephantine rock Equus caballus in the center of a desert. than I would hold assumed that I was hallucinating… and so my 10 twelvemonth old inherent aptitudes would kick in. and I would seek mounting it.
Overall. the reading of The Stone Horse was a spot dry. like the comeuppances it described. I couldn’t find many ways to link to Lopez’s experiences except possibly to set myself in his places. The chief intent of him to compose this was to derive consciousness and regard back for these artefacts that are being neglected in the desert. And once more. to his inquiry of who can construe the archeological discoveries. it’s all art and art is all up for free reading.
