Ok…so a very exciting time has come. I am taking part in an exhibition at Form Gallery that opens on the 5th of may…..so very soon. I feel very privaledged to be part of a show containing works by the likes of Jane Dodd and the wonderful Peter Mckay……Form Gallery (incase any of you don’t know it) is a beautiful gallery situated on the side of the big main Christchurch Art Gallery. It specialises in jewellery, ceramics and glass artworks….all locally made….it is really worth a visit.
With a theme of ‘Once Upon a Time’ I suppose most people would think ‘fairytales’…..but no, no that’s not dark enough for me…I had to go ‘pastlife regression’. It fits in well with my interest in ancient cultures….and allows me to play around with some other ideas I’ve been harbouring. Somehow symbols reverberate - have a vibration that they can carry through time. For instance there’s always something quietly mysterious about a boat to me. And I know may cultures have had this feeling too. As they have been used as ‘carriers of the soul’ through many ages. My research for this exhibtion took me all the way back to Mesopotamia….and is just the beginning of something…I can feel it!
I hope that if any of you are in town (Christchurch) during the rest of May you’ll take the time to come and have a look at my exhibition at Form Gallery…..or you can take a look at my website as I have posted the exhibition there too for all of you out of towners. Enjoy!
ARTISTS STATEMENT FOR ‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ EXHIBITION
In ‘Once Upon A Time’ Moniques work seeks to explore the foundations of her own mythology using symbols that take the viewer on a journey through time and. Medieval towers, grounded in the earth, stretching far up into the heavens, hint at the connection between realms. Boats, the carriers of the soul, glide between worlds with their cargo. Etheric beings, offer guidance and protection.
“What if the soul lives on after we die? What if the soul has lived many times before its incarnation in the here and now? We all have eras in time, places in history, where we feel some sort of affinity. What if those are sign posts, gate ways, to the richness and depth of our own story – our own ‘Once Upon a Time’.”
May 3, 2010 at 5:10 pm |
The symbols are strong. Art is a great medium for symbols like these.