I pursued several directions for this contest, including an actual labyrinth, but this design is my favorite. I find the history of the labyrinth to be deeply fascinating. Labyrinths were often placed in the environs of cathedrals, and on the flyleaves of scriptural manuscripts, representing a passageway from the profane to the sacred. The labyrinth was an encounter, representing both potential and danger. In Greek mythology, the minotaur resided at the centre: half-bull, half-man, this archetype was allegorical of man's journey into himself. When Theseus slays the minotaur, it represents the taming of the unruly in the domain of men. Which in itself is its own tragedy. In this design I respond to the idea of the encounter, and our bearing towards the labyrinth. I create a timeless face: the man armed with reason who is facing his monsters. Sadly I was passed over in this contest, which I regret because I would have loved to have worked on this project. It's nature fits me completely.