Keepers of the Hidden Flame

This series steps into the realm of inner sanctums—beyond temples of stone and doctrine, into the sacred chambers of the self. Here, the body becomes both altar and oracle, clad in sculptural forms that echo the mystery traditions of old—the hidden, the veiled, the luminous. These are not garments. They are thresholds. Armour born not of war, but of wisdom. Resinous growths arc like protective glyphs, rising in curves and channels that speak in a language older than words. Each figure is a vessel—part initiation, part invocation—standing in quiet communion with forces unseen yet deeply felt. There is no spectacle here, only stillness. A deliberate holding. A coded silence. The faces are masked, not in fear, but in reverence. Not to hide—but to reveal what lies beyond identity, beyond image, beyond form. The esoteric has always whispered of transformation—not merely of matter into gold, but of the self into soul. In this collection, that whisper becomes shape, becomes rhythm, becomes embodiment.