Janice Hathaway
Lunar Invocation
Transmorgraph
2022
Lunar Invocation represents female wisdom through the monthly cycles of the Moon while invoking a solar incantation. The moon as a symbol of intuition, dreams and the unconsciousness can transform a person into a deep state of trance, through psychic forces or mystical experiences. In contrast, the lustrous string of pearls nurtures a calming effect while symbolizing protection, purity and innocence. They eliminate the ill effects of the moon and strengthen the mind. Female hands hold a scroll with pearls symbolizing life and wisdom and listening to the words of the universe.
Nine photographs were digitally cut, blended, warped, and painted including a female figure, a ceramic scroll from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, a sky from The Netherlands, receding mountains from Scotland, rock outcroppings and water from Spain, a portal from the Mariner’s Museum in Rotterdam, a broach with pearls from the Victoria and Albert Museum, antique glasses from a castle in Scotland an antique map and a NASA view of the moon.