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Cibrián is thrilled to present eventually, Eden, a solo exhibition by Mónica Mays at the gallery.
The highest sphere of heaven, the empyrean, shares its etymology (Greek empyros –“fiery”) with empyreumatic, a term used to describe the smell of burning organic matter. There is a history of combustion and consumption behind that of Paradise. One that bridges its scriptural definition to its profane variant: Paradise on earth. Following the etymological rabbit hole, we look at Eden, from hebrew meaning “delights”, which in turn would come from akkadian edinu and sumerian e-din, both meaning ,ןֶדֵע “plain”, or “steppe”. When it comes to heaven, pleasure and topography seem to inevitably intertwine.
Paradise bears many names: Eden, Jannah, Zion, Shangri-La… Whether celestial or terrestrial, all these primeval places are conceived as landscapes that produce delights, traditionally taking the form of domesticated gardens that reflect a profound desire of consumerist harmony with a docile…
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Cibrián is thrilled to present eventually, Eden, a solo exhibition by Mónica Mays at the gallery.
The highest sphere of heaven, the empyrean, shares its etymology (Greek empyros –“fiery”) with empyreumatic, a term used to describe the smell of burning organic matter. There is a history of combustion and consumption behind that of Paradise. One that bridges its scriptural definition to its profane variant: Paradise on earth. Following the etymological rabbit hole, we look at Eden, from hebrew meaning “delights”, which in turn would come from akkadian edinu and sumerian e-din, both meaning ,ןֶדֵע “plain”, or “steppe”. When it comes to heaven, pleasure and topography seem to inevitably intertwine.
Paradise bears many names: Eden, Jannah, Zion, Shangri-La… Whether celestial or terrestrial, all these primeval places are conceived as landscapes that produce delights, traditionally taking the form of domesticated gardens that reflect a profound desire of consumerist harmony with a docile…
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