gates of heaven
The Gates of Heaven series is a silver and pigment based print project that explores the Buddhist concept of Bardos, or windows of transformation. They are both silent, and dynamic, sitting in the deep tradition of spiritual abstraction and interior landscapes.
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The Shiva and Gates of Heaven series can be thought of as “meditations on the dance of light” As sight has always been connected to the metaphysical – i.e. seeing into the soul, and light from the beginning has been assumed by humans to emanate from a divine sphere, these photographs evoke similar.0000 spiritual realms. Like the bright light that the dying claim to see at the far end of their tunnel vision, these images are characterized by a magical quality that is at once calming and pulsating, like a cosmic force that is beyond control yet also contained by simple forms.
A.D. Coleman
The Gates of Heaven 5, 16x16 inches, 1999, toned silver gelatin print, edition of 7
The Gates of Heaven 4, 16x16 inches, 1999, toned silver gelatin print, edition of 7
The Gates of Heaven 1, 16x16 inches, 1999, toned silver gelatin print, edition of 7
The Gates of Heaven 6, 16x16 inches, 1999, toned silver gelatin print, edition of 7
The Gates of Heaven 13, 16x16 inches, 1999, toned silver gelatin print, edition of 7
The Gates of Heaven 10, 16x16 inches, 1999, toned silver gelatin print, edition of 7
The Gates of Heaven 8, 16x16 inches, 1999, toned silver gelatin print, edition of 7
The Gates of Heaven 9, 16x16 inches, 1999, toned silver gelatin print, edition of 7
The Gates of Heaven 12, 16x16 inches, 1999, toned silver gelatin print, edition of 7