By Marilyn Bauer
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Vratislav Novak and Susan Ewing

1. To experience "Konvergence." It's a cubic 16-foot steel and mirror structure that features a 19-foot kinetic titanium "needle" that circulates through the three-sided reflective space. It's by Vratislav Novak and Susan Ewing, the duo responsible for the seven-story titanium "Crystalline Tower" that will be installed at the Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park later this year.

2. Novak, an accomplished metalsmith, is well known in Eastern Europe. This is his first major sculpture by Novak outside of the Czech Republic and the first site-specific installation project by the team.

3. Karen Snouffer's larger-than-life installation of mundane objects turned sacred icons. "Journey," a personal reflection on the artist's father, who died in April 2000, combines painting, drawing, sculpture and photography to create a sanctuary-like environment where her universal messages can be explored.

If you go

What: The Weston Gallery

When: Friday-Aug. 31. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday (open late on Procter & Gamble Hall performance evenings)

Where: Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St., downtown

Information: 977-4165, Web site