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GRATITUDE by Sarah Ducker
May 16, 2017 - May 28, 2017
These sand paintings are a small miracle. They act to remind us of the astonishing grace of nature, a grace that gives a deep and direct communion with the soul.
When I was in Byron Bay, I saw these wondrous creations on the beach.
But I had to act quickly. The morning joggers, oblivious to their beauty, were trampling all over them.
What a clear metaphor for the cavalier destruction we wreak on the environment.
In our battle to survive our day, we can neglect to perceive and engage with the charm that surrounds us. That was the tragedy I felt in that small moment.
In nature, I descend into a place where all activity ceases for a time.
I exist in the beauty of the landscape, in the light and dark, silence and sound, heat and cold.
I have captured in my work a stillness and harmony that will elicit in the viewer a desire to enter into the landscape and to reside quietly in nature.
I hope my photographs transport you for a moment into that other world.
As Rumi writes “ The soul wants to walk in that cleansing air and not come back”
OPENING: Tuesday 16th May, 6pm – 8pm
OPENING HOURS: Tuesday to Sunday – 12pm – 7pm