Derived from ‘numinous’, meaning awakening spiritual awe, and ‘luminance’, meaning the amount of light emitted, or reflected from a surface; Celestial Numinance is an exhibition that explores the awe-inspiring beauty of cosmic phenomena. Sewell’s artistry is affected by these celestial bodies. She feels their gravitational pull, in much the same way that the tides feel the pull of the moon, driving her interest in all things other-worldly. Her artistic practice becomes a vehicle of transmutation whereby the mystery of cosmic phenomena is laid bare as a tangible experience. Through photography, sculpture, scent and sound, viewers teeter on the threshold into the realm of the numinous. Having sought inspiration from a multitude of sources including astronomical studies of the Orion constellation, medicinal applications of herbs, and the ancient Japanese art of Hikaru dorodango as well as her personal history, Sewell combines the seemingly dissimilar subject matter into a unified experience that extends across time and space. The sphere, a universal symbol of eternity, wholeness and unity, is a central motif throughout Sewell’s practice. Her sculptures bridge the separation between the earthly and the other worldly, exploring connections between the tangible and intangible, the abstract and the spiritual, and the diverse realms of sensory experience. Additional to this exhibition is the augmented reality element, Morning Star XR 2024, wherein the visitor becomes privy to an experience that isn’t so easy to access. She reveals the celestial body of Venus to us through the power of technology: the unseen becomes seen, the invisible becomes visible, and viewers are taken on a journey through the most fascinating and inexplicable parts of what is literally an other world.