"The Adoration of Light", also to be referred to as 'Lumos' (*), is a modern-day interpretation of "The Adoration of the Magi" (KMSKA, Antwerp), painted by the Great Peter Paul Rubens. 

In this scene, the world is celebrating. Distant fireworks are going off in an early morning sky. The beginning of a new era. Because Light is born. Hope is born. 

At the brightness of dawn, three silhouettes are gathered around a central, shapeless, shining Light. Each of the Three Wise Kings carrying their own symbolic gift to the celebration of Light. Their shining gold silhouettes are, just like the Holy Light,  a reference to the first gift; the 'Gold '-  symbol of wealth and royalty. The vagueness of the figures, seemingly rising from the dust, a reference to the smoke of 'Frankincense' - symbol of priests and prayers, gifted by the Second Wise. Warm brown and yellow ochre tints in the composition, are a reference to the color of 'Myrrh' -  symbol of mortality, gifted by the Third King.

This work depicts the origin of Light and Hope, completely pured out. An individual message of Faith in modern times, which for some, may occur in the form of Christ, for others, in a completely different way. Hence, the appearance of the Holy Light has deliberatly been left shapeless. This way keeping it open for interpretation, in a world where Queens are equal to Kings and beliefs should be free.

(*) Lumos - a charm from the Harry Potter books, used to produce a flash of light at the tip of the wand.

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