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Until Death Do Us Part Elli Xippa / Greece
Pendant Pantyhose, glue, leather, wood, wax thread. Mixed techniques
Pendant Pantyhose, glue, leather, wood, wax thread. Mixed techniques
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Sometimes life is what separates us, not death. Someone who is physically absent can be present in our soul, in our thoughts, even in our decisions, in our fun and sorrow. I am amused, I hear their laughter, their remarks, their jokes. They accompany me, they are around me. Sometimes I hide from them, I do not want them to be with me, they wickedly wink at me, I know they see me, but silently, they respect me. Love is a bond, it is not severed with death. Death, no, does not separate us!
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Until Death Do Us Part Monique Lecouna / Argentina
Stole, 2020 Antique fabrics: lace, velvet curtain, cotton batiste. Crystal pearls. Latex. A piece of Limoges plate from 1906. Old lead hem weights. Acrylic paint. Threads
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Amulet to protect A Room of One’s Own This stole is an amulet, because an amulet can be any object to which a person grants the virtue of protection, it’s power works by superstition, since it is believed in beyond reason. In this amulet these wrappings protect and preserve my “own room” of which Virginia Woolf spoke in her book. That room represents my ability to create, is the only true thing that I have and lives inside of me. It's my refuge, my safe place in the world. I created this piece to protect it. I carry my amulet close with me, it is assumed that the closer to the body it is carried, the more powerful its effect. The silhouette of my amulet refers to the priestly stoles, making a criticism of religious mandates. It’s shape is like a mantle that covers me and weighs on my shoulders, reminding me how hard it was to recover my own space and everything I suffered. To me, this stole is protection and shelter. In it, I condense my concerns and keep the most precious treasures