Miranda Elliott
Omphali
Other
2022
Oil on Canvas
42" x 54"
The Omphalos is the stone that Rhea fed to Cronus in lieu of Zeus. More generally, it is a term to describe a rounded stone that represents the navel of the earth, which were deeply sacred objects in ancient Greece. The plural, ‘Omphali' are sacred centres which civilizations create or adopt. Standing alone, the omphali are perched one on top of the other, taking on an almost human form.
Work by
Miranda Elliott
Drawing and Painting
“In my practice I engage with the ‘vital materiality’ of the inanimate world, and the porous intersection between living and non-living. In doing so I ask: “how do you find meaning in precariousness,...” [More]