Mandala 818 Series
(2019)
Mandala is one of four bespoke artworks commissioned for the 78-metre Feadship mega yacht Syzygy 818, later renamed Pi, which won Best Yacht at the Monaco Yacht Show 2019 upon its unveiling. Built by Feadship, with exterior design by Jarkko Jämsén and interior architecture by Sinot Yacht Design, the yacht’s owner granted Yahya complete creative freedom to conceive four major artworks for key spaces on board. Mandala was conceived as the centrepiece of the main salon.
The work is based on the geometry of the double helix, conceived as a meditation on nature, mathematics, and light. Drawing from Fibonacci sequences, floral geometries, and cyclical systems found in the natural world, the composition radiates from a central Fibonacci medallion outward in a balanced, symmetrical structure. The sculpture reads simultaneously as a mandala, a flower of life, and a mathematical diagram, designed to anchor the space visually while responding to the calm, expansive atmosphere of the yacht’s principal living area.
Mandala is entirely handmade using a complex, multi-layered construction. The primary double-helix structure is hand-sawn from sheet metal, then engraved and textured. Thin brass strips are welded along the edges to create sculptural depth, allowing the piece to project approximately 100 millimetres from the wall. Set 30 millimetres behind this primary layer is a second hand-sawn sheet in delicate floral patterns, welded between the arms of the helix. The entire composition is backlit, producing a soft radial glow that projects 360-degree light patterns around the sculpture.
Photography Credit: Warren Wesley Patterson
Mandala 818 Series
(2019)
Mandala is one of four bespoke artworks commissioned for the 78-metre Feadship mega yacht Syzygy 818, later renamed Pi, which won Best Yacht at the Monaco Yacht Show 2019 upon its unveiling. Built by Feadship, with exterior design by Jarkko Jämsén and interior architecture by Sinot Yacht Design, the yacht’s owner granted Yahya complete creative freedom to conceive four major artworks for key spaces on board. Mandala was conceived as the centrepiece of the main salon.
The work is based on the geometry of the double helix, conceived as a meditation on nature, mathematics, and light. Drawing from Fibonacci sequences, floral geometries, and cyclical systems found in the natural world, the composition radiates from a central Fibonacci medallion outward in a balanced, symmetrical structure. The sculpture reads simultaneously as a mandala, a flower of life, and a mathematical diagram, designed to anchor the space visually while responding to the calm, expansive atmosphere of the yacht’s principal living area.
Mandala is entirely handmade using a complex, multi-layered construction. The primary double-helix structure is hand-sawn from sheet metal, then engraved and textured. Thin brass strips are welded along the edges to create sculptural depth, allowing the piece to project approximately 100 millimetres from the wall. Set 30 millimetres behind this primary layer is a second hand-sawn sheet in delicate floral patterns, welded between the arms of the helix. The entire composition is backlit, producing a soft radial glow that projects 360-degree light patterns around the sculpture.