Maya Lin again exhibits her playfulness with form, this time using the forms of water to create a peaceful landscape. You may like or dislike some of her monument designs, yet they seem to have strong emotional effects on those who experience them. She has a good understanding of the elements as they relate to human emotion, particularly in her use of water. Here, she does not use water directly, except to quote its frozen surfaces in dirt, grass, and gravel. A progression in her line of work, as the waves are progressions across the landscape: worthy of immersion by the viewer, a baptism in the joy of the environment.
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