1. Doors Between Two Worlds

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"We are glorified door makers”, says Aidan Hart, a professional iconographer, “because we create a door between the world and heaven.” “I feel like a composer and poet but working in colour and form rather than notes and words.” Aidan Hart, a former Greek Orthodox monk, has painted icons for over 30 years. He lifts the veil on this powerful and compelling art form. Aiden paints an icon of the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel revealed to Mary that she would give birth to Jesus, the son of God. Whilst he paints he talks about the process, the symbolism and the ideas behind icon painting. You can follow Aiden’s progress via the picture gallery on the programme web page. Producer: Phil Pegum. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.