in pursuit of ambrosia
Untitled, 2023
unfired clay, 44x26 cm + flipbook 7x5,2 cm
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'In Pursuit of Ambrosia' is the result of an artist residency hosted by the city of Elefsina (Eleusis), Greece,
in collaboration with Naomi Frank.
It takes as its starting point the ancient Mysteries of Eleusis, processional rites held in honor of the goddesses Demeter and Persephone, centered around themes of death, rebirth, and the afterlife.
The project reflects on the human longing to access the past through one's own memory. It is the only way through which we can create a form of passage, further emphasizing the impossibility of reaching a core.
The act of searching and contemplating is a collective practice, allowing for reconciliation with one's own past, a processional 'passing through' while attempting to hold on.
The pine processionary caterpillars serve as a leitmotif in the work. Moving together through the landscape, they eventually find a burial place in the ground,
clinging to a newly emerging form. The assignment of new stories to artifacts mirrors this act of clinging, humans experiencing their transience collectively.
With each new contemplation, a new layer is inscribed in the residue that continues to live on: an ever-evolving cycle of decay and growth.
The archive always holds something back, revealing itself only to those who return.
Through the gesture of touch, the human body is set at rest, while the inanimate is experienced in action: an attempt to grasp meaning.
unfired clay, 44x26 cm + flipbook 7x5,2 cm
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'In Pursuit of Ambrosia' is the result of an artist residency hosted by the city of Elefsina (Eleusis), Greece,
in collaboration with Naomi Frank.
It takes as its starting point the ancient Mysteries of Eleusis, processional rites held in honor of the goddesses Demeter and Persephone, centered around themes of death, rebirth, and the afterlife.
The project reflects on the human longing to access the past through one's own memory. It is the only way through which we can create a form of passage, further emphasizing the impossibility of reaching a core.
The act of searching and contemplating is a collective practice, allowing for reconciliation with one's own past, a processional 'passing through' while attempting to hold on.
The pine processionary caterpillars serve as a leitmotif in the work. Moving together through the landscape, they eventually find a burial place in the ground,
clinging to a newly emerging form. The assignment of new stories to artifacts mirrors this act of clinging, humans experiencing their transience collectively.
With each new contemplation, a new layer is inscribed in the residue that continues to live on: an ever-evolving cycle of decay and growth.
The archive always holds something back, revealing itself only to those who return.
Through the gesture of touch, the human body is set at rest, while the inanimate is experienced in action: an attempt to grasp meaning.