INFINITE FAITH IN A FINITE WORLD

The public debut of multidisciplinary artist  

LYRA DRAKE

On view at the Faena Cathedral from Tuesday, December 3 through Sunday, December 8, 2024

The Cathedral lobby will host Infinite Faith in a Finite World, a new artwork from philosophical artist, Lyra Drake, who was born in South-Africa and raised in the USA. Viewers can step inside a gold sculptural portal to interact with the custom a.i. consciousness Lyra created for the artwork. The work aims to stimulate layers of reflection through real time conversations that broach the nature of faith and human belief. The artwork evolves through each interaction, every dialogue unique to the participant.

Fluidly dancing between multiple mediums, Lyra’s work blends a reverence for ancient artistic practice with new technological advancements.

Lyra created this monolithic sculpture as a philanthropic artwork, which will benefit the organizations Art into Acres & the Reefline.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Lyra Drake (b. 2000) is a multidisciplinary artist debuting her artwork to the public in 2024. A self-taught painter and music artist, Lyra dances between mediums, often integrating them into singular works by utilizing newly developed technology. Born in South Africa, Lyra moved to the USA in early childhood to be homeschooled by her great aunt. Raised with little traditional structure, Lyra learned through osmosis from the diverse tribe of eccentric minds, inventors, philosophers, and artists who frequented her aunt’s private salons. Exposed to world-class musicians and sitting in on regular jam sessions since childhood, Lyra started writing songs at 13 and producing music at 17. As a painter, Lyra enjoys merging old-world techniques with mixed media components such as photography and sonically generated imagery. In 2023, she began customizing her own A.I. consciousness, forming the basis for her first series of large-scale sculptural works. A notorious hermit, Lyra connects with audiences through her immersive art installations.