On Any Given Day
White Jade, glass, silk thread, silver findings 2007, dimensions variable


Angela Rose Voulgarelis


My work aims to reveal a common thread between meditation and everyday life.I am interested in re-visiting notions of the domestic and (often mundane)aspects of the every day in order to transform personal history into cathartic acceptance. With this as a measure, I hope to correlate repetitive daily activities with the discipline of spiritual practice. What is the stain of memory? What underlying principles of compassion and empathy exist in the simple act of sweeping the floor?

I employ repetition as a way to visually articulate this inquiry. As an example, I create highly ornamental beaded installations using Morse code to translate various texts. Considered “three-dimensional drawings”, the texts – ranging from Nelson Mandela’s presidential acceptance speech to poems that underscore personal accountability - are methodically beaded with the same care as someone cradling a rosary. The completed pieces become the physical remnants of a meditational process.

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