Curatorial Statement by Angela Clarke, Ph. D:

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The Il Museo Gallery initiates its 2026 exhibition year with the work by Karen Brodie. The artist’s work, which is a textile interpretation of the Stations of the Cross, seeks to engage the viewer in a contemplative practice. While we associate the Stations of the Cross with an archaic catholic practice, Karen Brodie seeks to revivify this ritual combining it with the meditative labyrinth. Brodie’s Stations of the Cross is a non-denominational focused meditation, which all of us, regardless of our spiritual background and beliefs can participate in.

In the age of social media where the individual is reduced to an image fit for the screen, Brodie’s work asks us to remove ourselves from the world wide web. Instead, she redirects us to our inner world which exists only in our quietude. Her series Stations of the Cross requires each of us to walk silently with ourselves, stopping mindfully at each artistic detour she constructs. At every juncture in her meditative series, we are invited to ask ourselves fundamental questions about ourselves, our beliefs and the universal nature of humanity.