"This is What I have to Show For It" | SYDNEY, 2018

“My Sacred Space”, 2018, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, Australia.

“My Sacred Space”, 2018, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, Australia. Sculpture, sand mix & concrete, 500 mm diameter / Painting, oil on canvas, 900 cm diameter.“My Sacred Space”, 2018, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, Australia.

How can we experience the wholeness of the whole? The body, mind and spirit are connected: people and planet coexist in harmony.

My Sacred Space entails two different bodies of work entwined. A sculpture and a painting in dichotomy yet interconnected, the creation of overall balance and harmony.

Gaia’s current practice directs its techniques, processes and materiality following an experimental methodology. Her modus operandi is constantly reassessed to achieve dynamic and powerful outcomes.

“The sculpture represents our material world with its heavy forms and a circular geometry. The materiality is felt through its archaic construction upon which our gaze is intuitively drawn towards the hollow centre. The spirit that lies beyond is revealed”.

The immateriality of the abstract oil painting symbolises spiritual meaning by representing the intangible. Merging ancient beliefs and Gaia’s Roman heritage, the yellow colour incarnates mystery by evoking the centre of the cosmos.

Gaia’s practice is focussed on creating emotional art through site specific installations. My Sacred Space suggests a physical experience wanting to create a space of contemplation and stillness. The sacredness of the space is felt through the configuration of the small area, the focus point lighting that illuminates the two artworks and their geometrical relationship which is in dialogue with each other.