Awakenings IV
Awakenings IV conjures a space between seen and unseen, where glowing spheres and sound dissolve boundaries into the numinous.
MMCA Stardust (earth from where I was born), 2023
Hand-sculpted dorodango spheres transform earth and water into meditative forms that speak of connection, memory, and the cosmic dust that makes up our universe.
Capturing what cannot be captured
Exploring the mystery of cosmic phenomena through spheres, light, sound, scent and photographic processes, Sewell invites viewers into encounters with the numinous.
Numinous Spheres
Numinous Spheres
NorthART Gallery · Northcote · 2021
Numinous Spheres explores the relationship between geometry, light, colour and space, inviting viewers into encounters with the numinous and the cosmos through the universal symbol of the sphere.
MORNING STAR, 2024
Morning Star at Changing Lanes Auckland City
Bledisloe Lane, Aotea Centre, Auckland Central
Morning Star invites viewers into a virtual constellation of spheres and sound — a nexus of earth, sky, and cosmos.
Celestial Numinance
Celestial Numinance
Malcolm Smith Gallery · Howick · 2024/5
Through sculpture, photography, scent, sound, and XR, Karen Sewell invites viewers to encounter the numinous — the mystery of light, spheres, and celestial bodies made tangible.
3 Sisters, 3 Kings (earth from where I was born), 2024
Abstraxt Abstraxt Exhibition
3 Sisters, 3 Kings (earth from where I was born) & Luminary II XR (Betelgeuse), 2024
Northart Gallery · Northcote · 2024
Through sculpture, photography, scent, sound, and XR, Karen Sewell invites viewers to encounter the numinous — the mystery of light, spheres, and celestial bodies made tangible.
Luminary I Luminare Venice
Presented in Personal Structures at the Venice Biennale 2022, Luminary I Luminare envelops viewers in a sensory experience of light, sound, and hovering forms. The work reflects on cosmic phenomena and invites contemplation of the unseen spiritual realm.
Luminary I Luminare NorthART
Luminary I Luminare transformed one of Northart’s galleries into an immersive environment. A reflective steel sphere anchored the space at ground level, surrounded by lumen photographic prints, shifting light, sound and a video work — inviting viewers into a liminal space of cosmic wonder and the numinous.