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Artist Statement

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The doors of the basin of the sky are thrown open to me           

And I go through them.

My leopard skin is on me

And my sceptre is in my hand.

The Pyramid Texts

Utterance 469, Lines 907b - d

Pyramid of King Pepi I

Old Kingdom (6th Dynasty) circa 2332 – 2287 BC  

(for hieroglyphic text of this phrase see below)

 

 

I am interested in the sacred and the magickal expressed through art, and expressed through art how it then affects life.

 

The sacred is that which contains the very mystery of who we are. The magickal is the means by which we may know. The Netjeru draw my attention to this.

 

In my art I seek to go beyond the confines of what existence may be / is, to that numinous dimension that is embracing, threatening, welcoming, hostile and mysterious.

 

The place from where we seemingly emerge.

 

Dazzled By The Mirror Of Heaven hierogly

This is the hieroglyphic text of the phrase from King Pepi 1st's  pyramid referenced above, featured in my painting 

Dazzled By The Mirror Of Heaven.

The phrase is also featured in the paintings Magickal 142 and Kemetery.

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Photo of Setken above by Yvette Photography 2024

Photo at top of page by Lady Kylie 

with editing by Kitten

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contact: setken@setken.com     Melbourne, Australia

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Setken acknowledges all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of this country throughout Australia, and their connection to land and community.

I pay my respect to them and their cultures, and to the Elders both past and present.

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