Lyndsey Ingram is delighted to present a new series of 24 works by the British artist Kate Friend. There Are Always Flowers For Those Who Want To See Them is a series of botanical works made at Vatican-approved Marian apparition sites (sites of alleged visions of the Virgin Mary). Each work comprises a photograph of a single flower found growing on sacred ground. Over the course of seven months, Friend travelled to four such sites in southern Europe, seeking flowers at each location.
The artist comments -
I was curious about faith, influence, the power of apparitions, and the designation and worship of relics. I was drawn to the question of whether holy ground, visited by millions, could affect the flowers that grew there, and whether it could shape my work. I wanted to explore how a holy site can create a damascene moment. I did not know when I began, the extent to which I would end up with a damascene moment of my own.
The artist comments -
I was curious about faith, influence, the power of apparitions, and the designation and worship of relics. I was drawn to the question of whether holy ground, visited by millions, could affect the flowers that grew there, and whether it could shape my work. I wanted to explore how a holy site can create a damascene moment. I did not know when I began, the extent to which I would end up with a damascene moment of my own.
