Arts House Listening Program

(lamp): I have an idea what autism is: switched on, lighted up, plugged in, spark, light-bulb moment, illuminated, brilliant, a light in the darkness, fairy-light enlightened, glowing, luminous. And I can describe a lamp in lots of ways. --- Suspended from a high beam, approx 1.5m high by 1m wide, a large white conical lantern hangs, its shape similar to a 1920 art deco lamp. Lit from within, it has a diffused glow, revealing paper cutouts of flowers of lace and tulle paper. The light that spills in from above reveals cartoon-like images of: Pegasus with stars surrounding it, two snakes meeting head on, a bat with its fanged teeth and open mouth mid flight, a bird with a forked tail surrounded by music notes. Enclosed into the paper skin and along the skirt of the lamp are eight framed panels. Between each are decorative trimmings and white outlines of leaf fronds and abstracted flowers. At the bottom ridge of every panel are metallic sequins. On every second panel base, are golf ball sized fluffy r