The angel of the Elegies is that Being who stands for the recognition in the Invisible of a higher degree of reality . . . These too are accompanied by literary quotations. Many of Jess's images evoke more than one emotion. If all the World Were Paper and All Water Sink may appear joyous or somber, mirroring the viewer's thoughts. Glowing oranges, yellows, and beiges give life to the pervasive browns and olive-greens.
Little rectangles fall like confetti or snow near a circle of children.
A man and an eagle, depicted larger, gaze at each other from either side, framing the children. Particularly fascinating, here and elsewhere in the show, is the motion that appears when relationships between the larger figures are noticed. The children literally seem to move, bringing the viewer into a living dream experience. Taken from countless magazine photographs, art reproductions, and picture-puzzles, the collages display sensitive balances in color, lighting, and design. When viewed from a distance, the numerous fragments become part of a sweeping movement up the central mountain.