Illuminated Pages I, embraces the materiality of leather, tinted with blue ink, reminiscent of ancient
manuscripts on parchment, not simply because of its durability but also because of its connection to
the earth, nature, the divine, and the preservation of knowledge. Inspired by the Blue Quran, for
Swinburn, the deep blue symbolizes the cosmos, while the gold engravings evoke the sacred and
ornamental beauty found in the margins of revered texts. Through the use of floral patterns, the artist
employs a divine geometry to denote cosmic harmony and devotion. The intention is to create a work
into the series of her previous work where there are intentionally no words or letters—no legibility—
but rather putting forward a silence that transcends the written, connecting directly to the spiritual.

Her handwoven structure embodies a meditation on craft, time. The precise methodology behind the
weaving process retains a spiritual practice—a mantra of repetition and contemplation. In this space,
where words are mute, the artist seeks to open “a path and a portal for something that is beyond”, to
guide us towards some knowledge that exists beyond language, to remind us that not everything
needs to be said, for the woven itself speaks what words cannot.