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Until Death Do Us Part Gabriela Nirino / Argentina - USA
Necklace, “Walking Together”, 2021 Wood, gauze, paint, blood, magnet, cord
Necklace, “The Miracles”, 2021 Wood, gauze, paint, blood, cord Carving, painting
Pendants and pins, “The Amulets”, 2021 Wood, bronze, steel, paint, cord Carving, painting, construction
Carving, painting, construction PRICE ON REQUEST
I was inspired by one of the most popular devotions in Argentina, Gauchito Gil. He is a humble, unoficial pagan saint. There are hundreds of his sanctuaries on the side of roads, improvised constructions. People leave offerings that represent the gratitude of the faithfull . He was executed and his blood is believed to have healing powers.I created my own one. Death did some of us part already. I walked and walked. I picked up fallen branches. Obsessively. I scabbled, smothed, sanded, hollowed, flared. Cut myself (and bleed). Caressing the stems I built my sanctuaries. Left my offerings.I hope more people arrive, that we can be together again. If death do us part, love bring us together. I'll keep offering the prayers for you to pick them up wherever you are.