The Journey in God by God — Basmah Felemban

The journey in God by God, 2017Laser engraved on coppered plywood with gilded embellishments and a rotating mechanism
65 x 65 cm

Sculpture

Based on Ibn Arabi’s book ‘The Bezels of Wisdom’ (Fusoos al-Hikam). Composed during the later period of Ibn ‘Arabi’s life (12th century), the fass or “bezel” of a ring is a part with which it is decorated and upon which the name of its owner is written. “Wisdom”, in this case, is knowledge of the Divine realities and attributes. In each chapter of this book, Ibn Arabi gives a jewel that helps to bring us closer to Universal or Perfect Man, in order to understand Al-il hiyyah (“the Divinity” or “Allah”), the name of the highest ontological level which embraces all of the levels of the divine Names and Qualities.