Trust thou thy Love: if she be proud, is she not sweet?
Trust thou thy Love: if she be mute, is she not pure?
Lay thou thy soul full in her hands, low at her feet;
Fail, Sun and Breath!–yet, for thy peace, She shall endure.
John Ruskin (London, 1812 – Coniston, 1900)
Cover: Petrit Halilaj, Celebration, 2013 (detail) Courtesy of the artist; Chert, Berlin and kamel mennour, Paris.
The solo exhibition of the artist – Space Shuttle in the Garden, curated by Roberta Tenconi – is at Hangar Bicocca (Milan) until March 13, 2016