I saw the Ashes and Snow when the Traveling Museum was in New York in 2005, and it moved me tremendously. I bought the catalog for it, which is something I often do for museum shows I attend and interact with–especially those that either inspire me, such as the New Orleans After the Flood: Photographs by Robert Polidori or those that disturb (or challenge) me like the Bruce Nauman exhibit at the MOMA some years ago. I have often thought about the Nauman exhibit, having had to see it twice to be able to handle it.

 Gregory Colbert did just the opposite, his work moved me to tears. I am not sure why, since it was not violent, but there was something surreal about it, a je ne sais quoi, that I am able to experience again as I just purchased the music from his movie.