David Massolo, Trees at Versailles (2015), Gallery 9, Los Altos
Palo Alto Daily News, December 25, 2015, page 41

Trees at Versailles Forty conifer trees trimmed smoothly in the Platonic Lambda Λ shape that Plato called "Soul of the Universe"— Love that moves the sun & other stars. There are prettier flower gardens in these palatial grounds of kings, but nowhere an array of energy gathered before you can be found. 40— the symbol of transformation— 40 days of rain in Noah's Ark for cleansing, God's message to Moses on Mount Sinai, Satan's temptation of Christ in the desert. What transformation awaits you now?— Chant "Om Narayana" to thank the Lord of the Universe for giving you birth to experience the beauty of it all or stroll slowly in solitude & silence between these conical sentinels as if the central lane here is your Yellow Brick Road to the Wizard or dance down the aisle swirling each tree as your partner like in contra-dancing or the Virginia Reel in celebration— Oh, the wonder of joy! the love of life!   — Peter Y. Chou       Mountain View, 1-2-2016