Wells Art Contemporary

My installation “L’Ascensione” (The Ascension) is a physical expression of man’s struggle for enlightenment. The third century Christian scholar, Origen Adamantius interpreted the Ascension-story in a mystical way, as an “ascension of the mind rather than the body”. In my sculpture the mind is represented as a tangle of convoluted pipes ascending the steps to the chapter-house. A maelstrom of overlapping thoughts, dreams, ideas jostle together, gradually resolving themselves into a single thread of mental clarity. The sculpture could be equally read as ascending and simultaneously descending thus creating a duality of thought, or infinite directional conversation.

The Chapter-house steps are an ideal location for my installation as they create a naturally exaggerated perspective which further enhances the work. The way in which it climbs the steps and the reflective quality of the galvanised steel form a strong connection to the building, setting up a physical dialogue with the past and present.