Jane Carroll explores the vision of the Virgin Mary embodied in the structure and glass of Chartres Cathedral
“This is the reality of Mary as expressed at Chartres: she is the completely receptive place in which wisdom appears,”
Jane Clark contemplates the view of Earth from the moon, first captured in the famous photograph ‘Earthrise’
“We went to the moon, but what we really discovered was the planet Earth”
David Hyams describes the creation of a new ark for the Synagogue in Oxford, UK.
“The proposal was that the patterns on the ark could be produced by the sound of the congregation at prayer.”
Emma Clark contemplates the Luohan – representing Buddhist ideals of sainthood and harmony – at the Temple Gallery in London
“This majestic and profound sculpture is both timeless and deeply meaningful in its capacity to give us an insight into what it means to be human.”
Mark Boston reflects on painting the film Loving Vincent
“The entire movement of the world sometimes seems an endless, elaborately painted masterpiece, with every moment in a slightly different configuration from the last.”
David Apthorp praises the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque in Istanbul
“Standing here, before the plain, unadorned mihrab, it as if one has been brought to some ultimate secret.”