Rock On
then "Rock on" conveys an affirmation to continue and persevere in 'rocking.'
Pierre Jardin's first statement of "rock on"
was another rebus where "rock"
was written with a simple stone
standing in for the word.
Then new opportunities presented themselves
When Pierre balanced one large piece of pink granite
on another one that served as its base.
This pairing gave "rock on" a literal sense,
one rock upon another.
Jardin made a petriverse in which
the word rock was on the word on
and the shape of the words
mimicked the shape of the sculpture.
The literal self-reference of
stones and words was
iterated into its simplest
form: "rock. on."
Finally, Jardin returned to the original sense of the statement,
and extended the sense of the spirit of perseverance
to the "keep calm" meme.
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- Signifying Stones Paul A. Harris
