In 2003 Sally made a research trip to Egypt to experience and study Egyptian art and antiquities. As an installation artist she is concerned with the dynamics of space.

The Artists cultural background stems from the Greek world of Humanism and Golden Section and she was aware that the sheer scale of the Egyptian monuments had to be experienced in order to appreciate their achievements. Ancient History and tracing the origins of civilization has always been my passion and a source of inspiration as a visual artist.

Egypt is a land of vivid contrasts in the fertile land that flakes the Nile Delta and the barren desert that surrounds it. These contrasts are emphasized in my installation.

Sally uses animal totems of composite beasts in my installation and the Egyptian Pantheon offers a wealth of symbols to interpret, these symbols being also a universal aspect of mythology and still relevant today. She uses black to signify the silt and fecund power of nature.

The Sacred Scarab beetle was of particular interest to me and is the nucleus of the installation, represented in a river of scarab beetles made from clay in varying shades of blue.

'The making of these beetles, the contemplative repetitive action, I see as meaningful to the spirit of the project, as I marveled at the Ancient Egyptian's achievements'. Sally Spencer