As night oppresses and encircles me, the Lord turns my fear to songs; my sorrows into dancing. He clothes me in His majesty, bringing forth my protection, strength, gratitude, and joy, against the wasting. I, a wounded worshiper, imperfect and a sinner, become a living rehearsal for my eternal song.

Despite the transfixion of life’s barbs and eclipsed by suffocating shadows, the three-dimensional life size installation, emanates a sculptural rhythm of ethereal armoury, in self-portraiture (soul, body, spirit). Enclosed by the blackness of spiritual oppression and complex grief, heightened during lockdown, the ‘night’ realm of spiritual and physical chaos is metaphorically represented within an abandoned home.

As an artist and art therapist, expressing my biblical beliefs and experiences through devotional creativity, is a powerful realization into spiritual warfare; while being a sanctuary for deepening my love relationship with Jesus. In unifying my personal faith with my professional calling, I have experienced a deeper level of faith, transformation, and defence that I now share with others.

A multi-disciplinary series that can move across sculpture, drawing, painting, installation art, photography and film - Songs in the Night is a devotional series that aims to poetically and metaphorically illustrate Ephesians 6:10-20 and Psalm 30: 11-12.

Using colour, light, pattern and posture, the armor of God is lyrically and worshipfully interpreted as a spiritual appearance on a threefold self (soul, body, and spirit); while the spiritual battle is conceptualized through the backdrop of a derelict house.

This body of work was inspired by Holy Scripture, Christian music and therapeutic dance, Charles H. Spurgeon, and art therapy literature.

Hand cut perspex, acrylic painting, recurve bow arrow attachments, installation, photography and video by artist

Artist & Arts Therapist at Upper Room Christian Creative Therapy, Blue Mountains - Dharug Country