The Passover opens as a vision of light and shadow, where figures rise between portals and a single Hebrew word—אמונה, “trust”—anchors the canvas. Paula Arciniega lets faith and mystery intertwine with reason and unreason, painting a passage where spirit and doubt meet, and where belief itself becomes a doorway.
Created for the Group of 27 Concert in 2013, this work responds to programming that placed Schubert’s Mass alongside themes of testimony, faith, and the unreasonable world. The painting reflects Paula’s search for visual language that could hold both mystery and reason within a single frame.
Created for the Group of 27 Concert in 2013, this work responds to programming that placed Schubert’s Mass alongside themes of testimony, faith, and the unreasonable world. The painting reflects Paula’s search for visual language that could hold both mystery and reason within a single frame.
