Shrine

Photographic image is the starting point in my work. I often create staged images that find their shape in prints, textiles, installations and 3D objects. I am interested in the search for stillness and mysticism and often base myself on historical references.

For this work entitled 'Shrine' I was inspired by the theme that revolves around Spinoza's concept of "Deus sive natura" translated as "God is nature". This core part of his philosophy of knowing and feeling that god is in all things.

I wanted to make a visual expression for this. For this I looked at forms, imagery and historical references such as the Tabernacle, a movable tent that served as a sanctuary for the Israelites and the Most Holy in the Temple of Solomon, which had the shape of a cube.

I have a personal connection to the theme because my mother would often stop on a walk, draw my attention to a flower and say "Look, Jacqueline, it's all in there". She saw the small, the unnameable, god in all things.

Components and materials
The work consists of a cube within a cube suspended by cross-strung wires in an accompanying foldable suspension system. The cubes consist of a wooden painted frame covered with fabric. The outer cube is covered with a semi-transparent voile fabric on which a geometric pattern is printed. The inner cube is covered with a velvet fabric printed with a photographic print of flowers and leaves. The outer cube measures 32 centimeters, the inner flower cube measures 24 centimeters. The wooden folding suspension construction is equipped with a suspension system with metal hooks and eyes and cotton threads. The same floating suspension system with wires and hooks and eyes has been used to place the smaller inner cube in the larger one.

Sales information

Title: Shrine, 2022

Dimensions: 185 x 61 x 61 cm (hxwxd)

Techniques: photography, woodworking, assembly

Price: € 3250.00 including 9% VAT

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