This essay was written in conjunction with Julia Hechtman: Suddenly Everything Has Changed, on view at CUE Art Foundation December 18, 2014 - January 31, 2015.
In her subtle, meandering book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, essayist Annie Dillard explores the forested surroundings of her home in rural Virginia, recording in exquisite detail the biological routines, transcendence, cruelty and beauty at work in the natural world. Dillard’s personal account winds in and out of observation of the outside world and contemplation of her own interior life and faith.
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