![]() The jug (Ukrainian glek, glechik) is a tall round vessel, usually with a handle, used as a container for water, but also for milk, cream, whey etc. Among the different kinds of earthenware, the makitra stands out for its versatility in the kitchen. The Ukrainian makitra (Polish makutra, “mixing bowl”) is a cone-shaped, rough-surface vessel of baked clay, used to raise bread dough or grind poppy or other foods using a special grinding stick called the makagon. ![]() Today the bowl is used to keep or serve food. The function of the partition was to prevent the offerings poured into the bowl during the ritual (water, milk, ghee, grain seeds) from becoming mixed. The breaking of bread was a token of love and unity in a human community.Ī partition bowl was used by members of the prehistoric Trypillia culture for earth-fertility rituals. Water and wine symbolized man and all mankind, and water stood for life. In the Christian tradition, a guest was offered bread, water, and wine. If the guest’s descendant ever arrived at the same home, they would be recognized by fitting the two shards together. ![]() When someone hosted a guest, they broke a clay vessel in two, handing one to the foreigner and keeping one for oneself. Tessera hospitalis is the name of an ancient ritual of showing friendship and bond across time and space using ceramic vessels. Representing various periods and cultures, the vessels bear reference to the symbolism of hospitality and the spiritual dimension of everyday material culture. She also works with the experience of alienation, with communication issues encountered by deaf persons and other minorities.įrom the series Tessera hospitalis, 2022, ribbed steel bars, welded, unfinished, oiled, clay, black engobe, natural pigments, courtesy of the artist Her work explores themes of cultural memory, forms of building social bonds, as well as their breaking, destruction and violence. She is an author of sculptures, installations, paintings, and sound works. Is a graduate of the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture in Kyiv and the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław.
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