Sherin GuirguisInto the Lake of Fire // ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϯⲗⲩⲙⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ

Monoprints by Sherin Guirguis, made during a fellowship in Paris, that draw on ancient Egyptian symbols and pigments to honor an Indigenous Egyptian language.

Guirguis made the series during a Sam Francis Foundation fellowship in Paris, working from Egyptian objects held in the city’s collections. The title, also written in Coptic script, comes from a passage in the ancient Spells of Coming Forth by Day, better known as the Book of the Dead.

Glyphs and symbols of nature and protection repeat across the sheets in gold, faience blue, carnelian red and ochre, printed on matte black or watercolor paper.

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