Chapter 10: The Secret Life of Stone

I am waiting for the courage to be born
Into the follies experienced each and every morn,
The pain, the struggle, the blood, sweat and fears.
Or will I come to cherish the taste of my own tears?
Just a little bit longer before prying myself out,
I promise I will do it, just not right now.

©Sezin Koehler, photo by Zuzu Arbus

The Secret Life of Stone is a photography series that explores the wishes, hopes and memories of Prague’s statues as well as imaginary histories of Prague. The series is also related to the upcoming third installment to Sezin’s first novel, American Monsters.