Seraphim

SERAPHIM

The Clocktower, National and International Studio Artists Exhibition, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, New York, NY

Dimensions:
9′ H x 18’7″ W x 3′ D
(274 H x 566 W x 91 D cm)

Materials:
Vapor vessel, suspended
Slim steel double-ended revolving timepiece
Scrim plane 11′ x 15′ (335 x 457 cm)
Rays flecked with gold emanating from a light source
Sandscape
Horizon arc
Minute flickering jewel lights
Deep Prussian blue frescoed interior
Vertical whirling dervish lines
Small black sphere on blue axis

Seraphim is a work made in homage to early Italian miniatures and frescos. It is an annunciation, not of an impossible miracle, but of the simple miracles: of the forces of wonder, of the very preciousness of our own lives. The vapor vessel, suspended as if by magic in the deep rich blue jeweled setting, is an outcry for meaning and reverence.

Seraphim 5’02”