mandalas
a beautiful death
THE CHARM OF THE UNFAMILIAR
An indecent exposure. Starting with the vestibule,
a conjoined exchange of genetic information
starts with a flow of oxytocin from brain
down the spinal cord, flowing to the
pudendum - life starts.
with La petite mort.
MANDALAS X5
Title: Reference numbers.
They are made up of drawings of body parts emphasis on the reproductive system.
- male and female - the brain - spine -
Each mandala has 12 sections to it. The Mandalas were completed on the Date: 12 day / 12 month / 2012
making a cycle of time. A repeat of a life cycle from conception to death. A life cycle is a period involving generations succeeding each other through means of reproduction. For something to die - there has to be a life - for life has to have a start.
The collection of Mandalas are hand tinted in my blood and semen.
Semen - start / conception.
Blood - end /death.
Printed: Somerset archival paper,
Finish: Signed in blood, stamped and embossed dated 12/12/2012
Size: 75 x 75 cm
Framed: white wooden box frames - artwork float mounted away from the frame.