Lucis Aeternae: The Reflection of Eternal Light and a Spotless Mirror ²⁰¹⁹

The title of this work refers to the Latin inscription that you see above the Virgin Mary in the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. It describes her as ‘the reflection of eternal light and a spotless mirror’. The work itself is inspired, literally and metaphorically, by the light in the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb: a bright source of illumination outside the frame, which throws the figures into sharp relief. The work uses two elements – a light source and a mirror – to allude to notions of divine light and reflection.