Mark YurkiwMANTRA WHEEL, 2023
(from the “Signs of compassion” series)
Metal, plastic, cardboard, wood · USA

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.”