Peter Randall-Page

‘The One and The Many’, is sculpted from a 24 tonne naturally eroded granite boulder and inscribed with many of the world’s scripts and symbols. From the writings of ancient Babylonia to Mongolian ‘ornamental’ seal script, they recount stories of ‘the creation’: poetic musings and epic tales of our own origins. The lines that Peter has chosen deal with cosmology and the material/poetical formation of the universe, according to these cultures.

Virtually all cultures have creation myths, explanations of how the world came into being and this leap of imagination illustrates the essence of creativity across many cultures and languages.

The One and The Many is situated at Fitzroy Place, Pearson Square, off Mortimer Street, London WT1 3BF in the heart of Fitzrovia. It was commissioned by Exemplar and Aviva Investors and project managed by Patrick Morey-Burrows of ArtSource.

A dedicated website theoneandthemany.co.uk gives more background on the project as well as translations of the texts.