He began to buildconcrete shapes. in the form of a leaf,in the form of a flower. In the...

[Zaira speaking Spanish] [translator] He began to build
concrete shapes. in the form of a leaf,
in the form of a flower. In the form of an orchid. [speaking Spanish] [narrator] But Edward James
didn't stop at stone flowers, he soon began to indulge
his other obsession. [Jim] James came of age
in a time when some
of the most exciting work happening in the arts
was the movement
of surrealism. work happening in the arts
was the movement
of surrealism. This is the idea of artists
trying to get in touch with something deeper,
something from
your subconscious