Gabryel's first solo exhibition at AION (March and April, 2004) showcased her paintings, soundscapes and installations. In her exquisite work, she sculpts poetry with ancient meanings and eternal truths in sweet-smelling beeswax, graphite and gold leaf. She speaks to feelings of passionate love, yearning and faith. A recurrent theme is the use of Braille, printed on paper and soaked in wax before being incorporated into the lyrical paintings.

Accompanying the wall images in the show were two unique installations. One was a dark enclosed space, lit by seven glowing spheres. Visitors were invited to open a secet chest within which the pages of a ghostly book bound in human hair turned lightly. They were transported to a timeless world by a soft voice.

On the floor of the gallery, a huge bronze vessel inscribed with mirrored words was continuously filled with drops of sea water, collected from different oceans, giving birth to circles ad infinitum. These in turn were echoed by the shape of the bronze urn.

A beautifully designed artist’s catalogue of images and poetry with vellum inserts accompanied the exhibit, and is available from AION Gallery.