Mark Yurkiw

MANTRA WHEEL

Signs of compassion series

USA

2023

Metal, plastic, cardboard, wood

2 ft (Ø) × 6 ft tall

Artist about this artwork Mantra Wheel is a tactile sculpture inspired by Bhutanese prayer wheels and Emily Dickinson’s poem. The Braille-embossed cylinders invite visitors—especially those who are blind or use wheelchairs—to engage through touch. It is a meditation on compassion and accessibility, grounded in the belief that “when you can wrap your hands around it, you can wrap your mind around it.”