“The seed of this project was unearthed in Koli, where the harvest full moon was glowing red, where the sauna steam connected me to the women around me, where the sunrise guided me through the forest, where I found ‘The place to see’ the Autumn Equinox. On those days I expanded, I became one with the universe consciously. I held on to those feelings, to the magnitude of a simple truth so hard to encounter in the rush of daily life. It was a truth I needed to share.”
I have always been here
a poem
Woman, what are the limits of you?
Where do you end and the Earth begins?
There was a time when you knew.
A time without screens and the noise of your ‘modern’ world.
When you could see with your toes,
hear with your nose and feel yourself endlessly unfold.
You have forgotten how I am you,
as much as you are the moon.
Those memories that faded, what you forgot you knew,
It is engraved in stone; it is still inside you.
If you can silence your mind, you’ll hear me
from the eye cloaked in your womb.
Materials:ceramicand audio installation
Photos & video: Taísa Helena
In my project I put focus on the process of interaction with material. I work without sketches or expectations of the final outcome. My intention is to experience a full cycle of clay, so I prepare it myself straight from the ground. The practice reflects anthropologist’s Tim Ingold’s theory on thinking through making.
How to ground yourself? Instead of pushing forward, what if we would take a look back for a while? Could it help us to go forward? By looking at your personal journey it’s easier to see the growth. Rather than comparing yourself to others, take a look at the steps you have already taken. This is a tool to map yourself, to visualise your journey, to give more credit to yourself, to watch from the right perspective, to put things in perfect scale. To be grounded.
Ground is a state of mind. Homesick represents the processed feelings and mindscapes I went through on this personal journey. Being with the material and working with my hands acted as tools to find my way back to the missed comfort and serenity.
