Following the Light...Leeds-based artist Jay Gadhia tells us a bit about the work that he is creating for the exhibition...
"The wise men are often reffered to as the Magi ....sorcerers, magicians, kings. The installation will have a mystical and etherial feel to it. The footprints are to represent the journey the wise men made as well as the light source representing not only the star which led the magi but also as a physical representation of the illuniation of the world beggining with the birth of a new king...
The footsteps leading to the light will be hand painted in henna...the magi were of Persian origin so henna is the natural choice of deeply significant material. The strips of paper leading towards the light have the scripture written in expressive cursive so that although it is English, echoes the 'look' of both arabic / aramaic script in dark ink."
You can visit jay's website here...
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