Vessels

2023

The vessel as a metaphor for thinking through technology and the writing of narrative, acknowledging that stories are neither Promethean nor apocalyptic, but rather containers that open spaces for the expression of life… this display is conceived as an iconology of vessels in various forms- including nets, bags, eggs, shells, bowls, and boxes - and their symbolic, spiritual, or metaphorical links to nature and the body…Taking into account the arguments of some feminist critics against symbolising the female body as a container - specifically, one for carrying children -, this presentation considers the vessel as not only an empty conveyor of other objects but a potent metaphorical device and expressive tool of its own.”

“A Leaf a Gourd a Shell a Net a Bag a Sling a Sack a Bottle a Pot a Box a Container.”

Cecilia Alemani and Formafantasma Essay in The Milk of Dreams | Short Guide