Desmond Lazaro
The Chartres Labyrinth, 2020
Graphite on archival paper
30 x 42 in
76 x 105 cm
76 x 105 cm
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In this work, Lazaro returns to this pilgrimage following recent works such as ‘The Dunhuang Star Atlas’ and ‘Principia I, II, III’. He was particularly interested in how early star...
In this work, Lazaro returns to this pilgrimage following recent works such as ‘The Dunhuang Star Atlas’ and ‘Principia I, II, III’. He was particularly interested in how early star maps represented the heavens as a series of concentric circles, each circle being a planetary orbit.
Lazaro has created a geometrical replica of The Chatres Labyrinth which is a famous feature of the cathedral, located outside Paris. On the floor in the centre of the nave, labyrinths were found in almost all Gothic cathedrals. They symbolised the long winding path towards salvation. Unlike mazes, there was only a single path that could be followed. While making this work, a deeper philosophical reading of the geometry followed for Lazaro - the realisation that the further you move out the more you enter into the core.
Lazaro has created a geometrical replica of The Chatres Labyrinth which is a famous feature of the cathedral, located outside Paris. On the floor in the centre of the nave, labyrinths were found in almost all Gothic cathedrals. They symbolised the long winding path towards salvation. Unlike mazes, there was only a single path that could be followed. While making this work, a deeper philosophical reading of the geometry followed for Lazaro - the realisation that the further you move out the more you enter into the core.
Exhibitions
2020 Out-sight/ Insight, In Touch edition I, Online Exhibition1
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