Installation & Video

SEEN

The musical installation, SEEN, was created to reflect the intimacy and feeling of being seen and deeply loved that the artist (Kelli Ryan) personally has felt in her relationship with God. On May 26,2022 guests were invited to the artist's apartment to encounter the presence of God through song and a soft immersive environment, which served to create the atmosphere reflective of same intimacy she encounters. with God in everyday life.

SunBeam / Ephesians 6:10

“Sunbeam /Ephesians 6:10” has taken Ryan's obsession with visual composition and color into a present-day video illustration of the

“full armor of God” described in the scripture Ephesians 6:10-17.

By recontextualizing the metaphorical “suit of armor” described by the Apostle Paul into contemporary pedestrian clothing, Ryan aims to shed light on the importance of spiritually armoring up daily (in a fashion as common as putting on clothes everyday). The video presents a symbolic through-line of an individual’s progression from sorrow to victory and spiritual fortification as described in the Ephesians 6 scripture. At the core Ryan hopes to communicate the love of God for every person, as well as make scripture and spiritual themes more digestible and emotionally accessible through beauty and craft.