'Turn of the Sun' is a reflection of the continuous cyclical motion of the universe and its parts; ageless and enduring. These pieces aim to draw to our attention the erratic and acrobatic nature of our minds and how we have agency to evoke focus with practice.
“The gallery is transformed with wood pieces carefully placed and arranged to evoke the sentiment, rhythm and values of japanese rock gardens. These pieces are composed to evoke focus, attention, and calm. They serve as a controlled climate, aiding the one searching for the true meaning of existence, through his or her own relationship with the natural world. Each element is designed as a symbol and synecdoche: rocks articulating mountains; soft gradients representing ripples in water; curved branches standing for trees of the forest. these elements when put together, chronicle the cycle of birth, life and death. They whisper of the essence of nature.
It is in this spirit, and with great care, Aeropalmics has applied naturally occurring textures to her objects. They remind us of the polypores of bracket fungi, the annual lines of tree rings, or weather-worn rock faces. Their soft, internal edges also breathe of the wind, sky and sea.
There is now a desperate need to breathe. in the turn of the sun’s shadow, uncertainties and fears have surfaced everywhere about a viral threat to our fundamental life engine: our lungs. If urban life were not already stress-inducing enough prior to this, now city dwellers wrestle with the radical change of distance and isolation. Yet the conditions for self-regulation have been created — even forced upon us. Their placing is not accidental. Aeropalmics’ sculptures challenge us to still our erratic minds, and to simply breathe. The clouds within their billowing shapes disperse outwards. The softness of the air in their wooden hearts contracts then expands, slowly.
There is calm, and clarity, in the midst of the turn. ”
Exhibited at Cuturi Gallery June - September 2020
Plywood, gesso, acrylic, charcoal
Sculptures range from 60cm x 30cm to 250cm x 200cm in size
March 2020