Jeanne Gang: One day it would be there, the next day it might change to something else.
Ron Trent: That back-and-forth shaped the final compositions.
Gang: Not really. No. I guess…yeah. (Laughs) True.
Trent: That’s where the fascination started.
Gang: And that’s OK, but it’s also not exactly the most fun thing to talk about all the time.
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Trent: It’s almost like tailoring a suit—the cut, the fabric, the style, all have to complement the person wearing it.
Gang: That really sticks out in my mind, more so than, say, the Eiffel Tower or something like that.
Trent: Being tied to the past is a blessing if it’s used as a foundation, not a limitation.
Gang: Surviving was a pretty big challenge—just getting paid.
Trent: Some people seem to be more about concentrating on things that don’t matter to a certain degree.
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Gang: But then we lost our brick-masonry donation so we decided to expose the concrete, using different types of mixes.
Trent: It’s a relief but also a kind of letting go.
Gang: For sure! They care about it.
Trent: That openness has always stayed with me.
Gang: Have you ever been to Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado?