Stephen Chambers, 'Obsidian Mirror: Anemone', 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Lyndsey Ingram.
Lyndsey Ingram is pleased to present Stephen Chambers: 'Recent Paintings', the artist’s inaugural exhibition at the gallery. The presentation will focus on two series of oil paintings; the Berlin Flowers and the Obsidian Mirrors. The Obsidian Mirror works focus on the polished black volcanic glass that were used by the Aztecs and 16th century astrologers including John Dee, scientific advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. These mirrors were used in many ways, including for medicinal and protective purposes and for divination, as they were believed to reveal the realms of gods and ancestors. Chambers draws on the supernatural associations with these...
