Hilma’s Ghost, formed in 2020, is an artistic duo by Sharmistha Ray and Dannielle Tegeder who fuse contemporary art with feminist histories and modern spirituality through ritual, surrealist methodologies, and participatory forms of learning. 

Sheldon Museum of Art presents their new work Ritual Geometries of Desire (2026), four monumental banners corresponding to four phases of the moon. Displayed in the museum’s Great Hall, the work employs embroidered textile—an intimate medium that involves hand-stitching, layering, and touch—and is inspired by various religious traditions that transgress the binary signifiers for male and female. Adorned with written incantations to four of the lunar phases: new moon, waxing moon, full moon, and waning moon, Ritual Geometries generate a cyclical meditation on desire and cosmic timing. 

^{This exhibition is organized by Magdalena Moskalewicz, chief curator and associate director for curatorial affairs.}