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The Catacombs

"The Catacombs", acrylic and gold leaf on wooden panel, A2.

2018

Set against the backdrop of a fractured ruin, The Catacombs imagines a sacred site lost in time - one that slips between myth, memory and illusion. Inspired by ancient Sumerian temples and H.G.Wells' "The Time Traveller", the piece evokes a sanctuary far beyond linear time, where the architecture feels both eternal and forgotten. The glowing symbol at the altar, gilded in gold leaf, acts as a ward against the encroaching unknown - a beacon for any who might stumble into its orbit.

 © 2025  by Olivia Nicholls Bates.

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