March 2022 - Artist Lindy Lee’s 6-meter-tall stainless steel sculpture The Life of Stars draws parallels between a pattern of luminous interconnecting concentric circles and the principle that everything in the universe is interrelated.
Fabricated by Lee in China, the work displays a densely perforated surface and creates dappled light, which together suggest a universe within, while its oval form suggests the beginnings of life itself. Visible by day and night, The Life of Stars appears both to contain and radiate light. This delicate play between interior and exterior, form and emptiness is significant.
The concentric circles on the surface reference Indra’s net, which is a metaphor of Mahayana Buddhism, symbolizing the universe as a vast web of connections.
Photos: Lindy Lee/UAP
