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A SIMPLE
ANCIENT RIGHT
TO PEACE
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WITHIN TODAY’S PARADIGM OF CONTINUOUS DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY THE HUMAN CONDITION HAS BECOME FRAGMENTED.
STATES OF STILLNESS, PEACE, REST AND PAUSE ARE PRECIOUS COMMODITIES ON THE PLANET TODAY.
“OUR RESPONSE WAS TO BORROW FROM LANDSCAPE, TO LEARN FROM HER. WITH NO DOCTRINE OR DOGMA JUST A RETURN TO THE BODY AND PEACE.
THE WORK BALANCES THE ANCIENT AND THE TECHNO-MODERN TO CREATE MUCH NEEDED, CONTEMPORARY SANCTUARY SPACES.”
- IAN ABELL
THE WORK BEGAN WITH A RETREAT TO INIS OIRR
OUR SANCTUARY SERIES IS A REFLECTION OF THE TOPOLOGICAL WHISPERS OF MILLENNIA - THE WORKS ARE CREATED THROUGH THE GATHERING AND TRANSLATION OF 3D LANDSCAPE IMAGERY
OUR RESPONSE WAS TO BORROW FROM LANDSCAPE, TO LEARN FROM HER
We Are Here: A BESPOKE SANCTUARY CREATED FOR A PRIVATE CLIENT.
A PURITY OF THOUGHT, CALM AND GRACE - AMMA CREATES THE CONDITIONS FOR ONE TO EXPERIENCE THE INTIMACY WE NEED TO COME TO MINDFULNESS
INIS OIRR III / 2450MM X 1550MM X 160MM / MIXED MEDIA, INTEGRATED LIGHTING
THREE INTERACT WITH INIS OIRR III
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SANCTUARY / NOW
BASED UPON HAS CREATED A FIRST EDITION OF SCULPTURES AT FIXED DIMENSIONS OF 5FT DIAMETER. WE CALL HER AMMA.
BASED UPON IS CREATING BESPOKE SANCTUARY SPACES, USING THE TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY WITHIN AMMA TO CREATE LARGER WORKS AND ENTIRE SPACES.
BASED UPON SANCTUARY ARTWORKS ARE SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN A NUMBER OF PUBLIC SPACES AROUND THE WORLD IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SITTING IN SANCTUARY
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SANCTUARY / AMMA
AMMA IS A SANCTUARY, A GUIDE.
SHE RETURNS US TO OUR CENTRE, ACCOMPANYING US TO A STATE OF INTERNAL SILENCE, A PURITY OF THOUGHT, CALM AND GRACE. AMMA CREATES THE CONDITIONS FOR ONE TO EXPERIENCE THE INTIMACY WE NEED TO COME TO MINDFULNESS, EVEN FOR AN INSTANT.
AMMA EXISTS IN THE WORLD AS A SYSTEM THAT MAINTAINS A BALANCE BETWEEN THE LIVING, THE INORGANIC AND THE SPIRITUAL. SHE ENCOURAGES US TO LET GO OF EGO AND TEMPORALITY. AMMA EVOKES THE FINITE AND THE INFINITE; SHE IS A WITNESS TO THE ANCIENT.
CIRCULAR AMMA
1500MM DIA. X 70MM
MIXED MEDIA, INTEGRATED LIGHTING
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SANCTUARY / BESPOKE
Bespoke Sanctuary sculptures can be commissioned at varying sizes for interior spaces including spa and pool areas and exterior landscapes.
CREATING SANCTUARY
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INIS OIRR III
2450MM X 1550MM X 160MM
MIXED MEDIA, INTEGRATED LIGHTING
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SANCTUARY / SCIENCE
BASED UPON SANCTUARIES PROVIDE A TALISMANIC, RESONATING PRESENCE.
The Electroencephalogram (EEG) recording demonstrating activity Indicative of drowsiness
USING A UNIQUE BLEND OF SOUND AND LIGHT FREQUENCIES, THEY ARE PROVEN TO BRING A GUEST INTO A STATE OF RELAXATION AND CALM. NEURO-SCIENTIFIC TESTING HAS SHOWN USERS TO ACHIEVE A STATE OF RELAXATION WITHIN THREE MINUTES, ALTHOUGH MANY CHOOSE TO SIT FOR MUCH LONGER.
THESE SANCTUARY SCULPTURES PROVIDE 3 FUNCTIONS:
1) TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO RELAXATION OR MEDITATION; 2)TO GUIDE THE VIEWER INTO A STATE OF RELAXATION OR MEDITATION;
3) TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH TRANSITION, ALLOWING A VIEWER TO DRIFT BETWEEN WAKING AND SLEEPING OR RELAXATION AND ALERTNESS.
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SANCTUARY / ORIGIN
FOR BASED UPON, THE TIMELESS BEAUTY OF THE ARAN ISLANDS, OFF THE WEST COAST OF IRELAND, BECAME THE INSPIRATION FOR A PORTAL TO THE SACRED.
THE WORK BEGAN WITH A RETREAT TO INIS OIRR.
A LANDSCAPE OF LIMESTONE, SCULPTED BY TIME, THE IRISH ISLAND IS A NATURAL WONDER – A TIMELESS CHOREOGRAPHY OF SAND, WIND, WAVES.
THIS PLACE OF MYTHIC BEAUTY INSPIRED US TO CREATE WORKS THAT CAPTURE NATURE, TRANSCENDING TEMPORALITY TO SILENCE THE CHATTER OF INTERNAL DIALOGUE.
THE WORK WAS CREATED THROUGH THE GATHERING AND TRANSLATION OF 3D LANDSCAPE IMAGERY. OUR SANCTUARY SERIES IS A REFLECTION OF THE TOPOLOGICAL WHISPERS OF MILLENNIA.
JOURNEY TO INIS OIRR
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SANCTUARY / FUTURE
AMMA IS A JUXTAPOSITION OF KNOWLEDGE, CRAFTSMANSHIP, DESIGN, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY,LIGHT AND SOUND. THIS COMPOSITION WILL EVOLVE THROUGH A SERIES OF REBIRTHS THAT CONTINUE TO EVOLVE IN ITS CAPACITY TO BOTH COMMUNICATE AND LEARN, WHILE MAINTAINING ITS AUTHENTICITY.
IN ONE SENSE SHE HOLDS YOU, IN ANOTHER SHE GUIDES YOU AND ULTIMATELY SHE HAS A SENSE OF WHAT YOU NEED BECAUSE SHE CAN READ YOU, WITHOUT EMOTION OR JUDGEMENT. HER WISDOM IS A COMBINATION OF THE ANCIENT WISDOM SHE CHANNELS AND THE DEEP LISTENING SHE DOES TO YOUR STATE.
“WE FIND PRECIOUSNESS IN THE SMALLEST OF DETAILS AND IN THIS SMALLNESS, WE FIND OURSELVES AND WE TAKE OUR PLACE, AGAIN.”
- IAN ABELL
A SIMPLE, ANCIENT RIGHT TO PEACE
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