Christopher COLVILLE: Ouroboros - A World on Fire

In 2016, Christopher Colville, a photographic artist in Phoenix, AZ expanded his practice of producing light drawings on light sensitive materials using black powder flashes by incorporating the shadow of a ruptured bandsaw blade. This broken circle formed an image reminiscent of the ancient symbol of the Ouroboros, the mythical serpent swallowing its own tail, reborn from its own destruction, inspiring and launching this body of work. First seen in Egyptian and Greek mythology, the Ouroboros is an emblem of eternal energy appearing throughout various cultures and periods, becoming a universal image of healing and alchemy.