Rays of Light
New Work by Nadia Yaron
We’re excited to share a new body of work by sculptor Nadia Yaron.
In this collection, Nadia Yaron turns her attention skyward — to the crepuscular rays that break through cloud cover in fan-like shafts, colloquially known as God rays. It’s a subject that feels like a natural arrival in her practice: like a fallen leaf or a pink iris pushing through spring snow, which have long anchored her work, these are phenomena defined by their transience, and by their resistance to being held. What Yaron does, is find a way to hold them anyway — translating the momentary into the carved and weighted permanence of stone, wood, and metal.
The seven sculptures move between two experiential registers: some pieces capture light as it radiates outward in open, reaching forms, while others are focused on the bodily act of looking up — the warmth absorbed, the glow taken in. This duality reflects the push and pull at the heart of Yaron’s process, in which the violent force of chainsaw and grinder gives way to days of slow, repetitive hand-sanding, one curve at a time. The imperfection she courts is not incidental but structural; it is what keeps these sculptures in honest conversation with their source.
Rays of Light is on view at our LA gallery until 25 June.
Francis Gallery | 8323 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood CA 90069 | Gallery hours: Wed — Sat, 11am — 5pm.
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