And Also In Your Ownselves, Do You Not See
stainless steel
180 x 105 cm
Various Sizes
Made in Makkah, Artspace, London, UK
2012
That delicate little egg cell that resides in every womb is the origin of mankind. Its union with its masculine counterpart, the sperm, is the beginning. If we take a moment to contemplate ourselves, we will witness the greatness of the Creator. Starting with a single cell, he fashioned the multiple functioning systems that make up our bodies. Oh what a wonderous creation mankind is indeed! In mind, in body, in soul, in both his outer and his hidden elements. When one contemplates ones’ ‘self’, it is difficult not be simultaneously both dazzled and baffled. You experience awe at the nature of your own bodily make-up and functions, at how you can process a situation; storing all the information and remembering it at a later date. How is it possible for it to impress itself so permanently upon us? And how do we have the ability to recall what we need at any given moment? ..the puzzlement of self-contemplation..
Each individual can be considered his own unique universe, of which there is no equal. Not in image, nor in soul, or in emotion or feeling. Each is like a fingerprint that never be duplicated. How entertaining it is to contemplate one’s own existence, for the physical wonders are abundant and what remains mysterious exceeds what is known. In the 19th century, Sheldon Washwan said “All living things are made up of small particles called ‘cells’, as a wall is made up of brick blocks and cement”; a discovery that illuminated the science of living things and the beginning of our understanding of the phenomenon of ‘growth’.