Michelle Lum Sacramentality Sculpture michellelumstudio@gmail.com A sacrament is a visible sign of an invisible reality. Every aspect of the world can be called sacramental; there is a sacredness to be found within every tangible element. One can find a sacredness present even in the simple and mundane. These works illustrate a perception of the ordinary as everyday sacraments. I make sculptures that highlight the aspects through which I see a divine presence in the world. Through meditating on the physical elements of well-known sacraments, I explore the tension between the surface mundaneness and the deeper significance found within such objects. In these ordinary materials—wood, found objects, and sounds—I explore how the sacramental manifests itself in everyday life. By transforming certain aspects of these materials, I seek to show this sacramental reality while still recognizing these objects as ordinary.
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