This exhibition contains two sequences which combine Sonnets by Poet-Priest Malcolm Guite and work by painter-priest Adam Boulter.
In the Wilderness
The Biblical wilderness with its rocky mountainous desert has been a place of sanctuary and transformation for prophets and holy men since the dawn of history.
Here, Abraham and Jacob encountered the divine, Jesus confronted the diabolical, St Paul and the early monks learnt to speak the truth to those who would listen, and contemporary Christians seek refuge from the wars that are ripping apart this region. Here many stories and cultures that have shaped civilisations are layered onto the land.
I AM sayings
The seven 'I AM' sayings are images Jesus uses of himself in St. Johns Gospel, through which they run like a thread of pearls, each hinting at a different understanding of who Jesus is. Simultaneously ambiguous and clear, they have the power to lead us deep into the mystery of who Jesus is and what he might mean to us.