About this Event
Caroline Mackenzie writes, "I shall frame this as a story in three parts. First, how this female (or feminine) God image came to me as a western person in the West. Second, how I went to India to discover a symbolic or religious language to give form to this intuition. Third, my interest in expanding the Christian God-image to become more conscious of the feminine side of the Divine and how Julian’s visions are central to this ongoing quest."
There will be a contemplative liturgy to bring people to a quiet place with a simple call and response chant focusing on the name of Jesus.
There will be an invitation to everyone to move round the sculpture as a walking meditation in silence.
Before closing participants will be invited to share their responses to the sculpture and ask questions.
We shall finish with a period of silence.
Biography
In 1976, after graduating from St Martin’s School of Art, I travelled to India where I lived for twelve years. I discovered a connection between art and theology, first in a Christian art ashram and then in a Hindu temple town. Returning to the UK in 1988, I settled in Mid Wales. I was associated with The Skreen, an Anglican retreat centre. Here I participated in and led retreats and workshops. I undertook commissions for the Church both in Wales and back in India. In 2003 I returned to India as Artist in Residence at Fireflies, an inter-cultural centre near Bengaluru. Since 2008 I have lived in Suffolk and focused on working in bronze. My studio is in Leiston.
www.carolinemackenzie.co.uk
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Julian Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
