Santa Lucia (Lux), 2025
Frames, Fujifilm instax photos
Santa Lucia (Lux) is a little street gallery located at 36 Currie Street, Ngāmotu New Plymouth. It is an ode to myopia, or nearsightedness, as I have worn glasses or contacts since I was seven years old.
That brings me to Santa Lucia. Her name is derivative of “Lux,” the Latin word for “light,” she became the patron saint of the lights of the body — the eyes — and is invoked for protection against blindness and all other diseases of the eye. (She is also the patron saint of gondoliers, architects, miners and sudden death and the city of Siracusa, among other things).
Santa Lucia is often portrayed in religious paintings holding a golden plate upon which her eyes rest, although It is unclear why she holds a dish with her blue eyes on top. Regardless,Lucy acknowledges darkness and the coming of light.
Each photo in the collection contains my nearsighted blue eyes set within parts of my body, everyday objects I encounter, or odes to Santa Lucia.
Frames, Fujifilm instax photos
Santa Lucia (Lux) is a little street gallery located at 36 Currie Street, Ngāmotu New Plymouth. It is an ode to myopia, or nearsightedness, as I have worn glasses or contacts since I was seven years old.
That brings me to Santa Lucia. Her name is derivative of “Lux,” the Latin word for “light,” she became the patron saint of the lights of the body — the eyes — and is invoked for protection against blindness and all other diseases of the eye. (She is also the patron saint of gondoliers, architects, miners and sudden death and the city of Siracusa, among other things).
Santa Lucia is often portrayed in religious paintings holding a golden plate upon which her eyes rest, although It is unclear why she holds a dish with her blue eyes on top. Regardless,Lucy acknowledges darkness and the coming of light.
Each photo in the collection contains my nearsighted blue eyes set within parts of my body, everyday objects I encounter, or odes to Santa Lucia.
