Oil on linen (Alu frame) / 125 x 180 x 4,5 cm / 2019 - 2020
This work is part of the series 'Silence and The City' (2019 - 2020). ‘Silence and The City’ is inspired by New York City and the search for contemplation and inner silence in everyday life, about finding meaning in life and the connection of the spiritual world with everyday life.
I was very fascinated by this view when visiting New York City in 2017, it’s when you pass Grace Church (802 Broadway, between 10th and 11th Street). This garden of the church feels as a sort of island of silence within the city. It is a sort of soul passage moving from the busy streets into this silent garden, like stepping into another world for and towards the soul. A passage and transmission to contemplation, to be able to grow as a human, on the level of the soul.
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