Gina Dominique’s 'Trigonometries' series was motivated by various ancient western and eastern artistic and geometric traditions. As a westerner she is most familiar with its symbolism. And in it, a point-down triangle represents a descent into the physical world and feminine energy, and a point-up triangle denotes an ascent into heaven and masculine energy. From 1985-2015 Dominique studied yoga with both American and Indian teachers and learned that similar interpretations of triangles hold true within ancient eastern yogic traditions. That is, a point-down triangle signifies transformative energies embodied by Nature- शक्ति, or Śaktī in Sanskrit- pronounced 'Shakti' in English. It is a feminine energy meaning 'ability', 'power,' 'capacity of', 'clinging together', or 'attachment to'. And a point-up triangle indicates Spirit or Consciousness- शिव or Śiva in Sanskrit, said 'Shiva' in English. It is a regarded as a masculine energy, and indicates pure consciousness, stasis, and transcendence. As the archetypal divine masculine (Purusha), Shiva is viewed as the unmoving, unchanging witness of the universe, providing the stable foundation upon which the dynamic, creative feminine energy (Shakti) operates.