Montag, 8. August 2022

Pneuma

In my project "Pneuma" I represent the lungs not only as a vital organ, but also its relationship with the macrocosm.
The pneuma (from ancient Greek πνεῦμα pneúma "spirit, breath, air, breath") shows references to the spirit. It also means something like vortex, breeze, or pressure and has references to similar concepts such as the Kabbalistic concept of ruach (ַרּוח rûaḥ). The pneuma transforms into "phantasms" (phantasmatos), that is, images, desires, fantasies, illuminations of consciousness. The pneuma is the active substance of the imagination: the thought is the wind in the form of an idea. The invisible becomes visible.