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Lucia Rincón
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The Chamber of reflection is a sombre place of meditation for candidates to join into the Freemasonry. This room, although inside of a temple, sits outside of time and space. Left alone with their thoughts, applicants are called to reflect on their actions, their feelings and true-selves. Disconnect from the world, from reality, any external input, and centre their full attention on their soul and mind.
Marina Abramovic’s Artist’s life manifesto also asks artists to experience silence and isolation, and through this, let them infiltrate their work:

“An artist’s relation to silence:
An artist has to understand silence
An artist has to create a space for silence to enter his work Silence is like an island in the middle of a turbulent ocean
An artist’s relation to solitude:
An artist must make time for the long periods of solitude Solitude is extremely important
Away from home,
Away from the studio,
Away from family,
Away from friends
An artist should stay for long periods of time at waterfalls
An artist should stay for long periods of time at exploding volcanoes An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at fast-running rivers
An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the horizon where the ocean and sky meet
An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the stars in the night sky”

My view on this idea of seclusion is more broad. Is not only for those who proclaimed to be artists, or those who are willing to join a cult, but for every soul in the world that enjoys the privilege to be alive. In this visual essay, you embark on a trip to self knowledge and meditation. I embrace solitude and present a romanticized and poetic view on it.
There is a certain sublime quality in the idea of isolation. It is certainly frightening, and terrifying. It is greater than life, and completely beyond comprehension. But like the Alps, it can be pleasurable. There are many things that can be learned about yourself and the world, once you enter the
Chamber of reflection.