Demeter's Rose takes on the formation of an oculus window. Rather than infiltrating light into a sacred space, Demeter's Rose refracts light to its viewer. The clear crystal segments act as apertures for the residual details of wheat and seed-like formations that lie within. Here, both the wheel and the wheat pay homage to the ever-flowing cycle of life and death, a rhythm that is embodied in Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest.
The glass sculpture of British artist Joanna Manousis is fascinating and multilayered. She puts ideas at the forefront of her research and investigate ...
