The Aleph and the Ouroboros
We begin, on the left, with The One - The Aleph the source of all, a remote and ill-defined image in the darkness of the abyss - "tohu va vohu." (Genesis 1:1). The ouroboros is an ancient symbol of a serpent eating its own tail, signifying infinity and the cycle of birth and death. From this abyss is created the ordered world of daily life animated by the divine spirit.

89 x 110cm / 35.5 x 44in
dry pastel on paper

1998