Rather than attempt to photographically describe the appearance of this beautiful Peruvian monastery built by the Spaniards in 1620, I use light and shadow to express the feelings I had while walking through a long, haunting gallery. Its arched windows had bars on them – this monastery was not only a retreat but also a sanctuary, a place of refuge at a time of great dangers. The light on the floor was reddish orange – the color of fire. I used a wideangle converter to create a series of window shadows moving through space, as if from the past into the present. It was a mystical place, and I use the beauty of its light and the symbols of its colors and shadows in my attempt to visually define it.