{"product_id":"the-mikveh","title":"The Mikveh","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe original Water Vessel that started the entire project Vessels of Home! I was inspired by the Jewish tradition of ritual bathing (mikveh) as well as Ursula K. Le Guin's \u003cem\u003eThe Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e (1986). In this theory Le Guin outlines how it was not weapons that humans developed first, but rather baskets and other vessels to carry items with. To cherish and keep safe, to collect and share. This is the essence of Vessels of Home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI handbuilt this amphora from terracotta clay, slowly adding coils each day. The vessel was used in a cleansing ritual in the North Sea, which was documented on video as part of my short film. See more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rowanmoonlion.com\/Vessels-of-Home\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Vessels of Home 2023 Rowan Moonlion\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAbout the project: The multimedia project\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVessels of Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e seeks moments of belonging through the creation of rituals, artifacts, and myths. Weaving together past, present and future; making circles in time and space. The quilt represents the slow building of stories culminating in a web of ancestral history. Images framed in ceramics become portals to mundane and magical worlds, placing emphasis on the sacredness of nature. Slowly moving visuals provide an opportunity to connect to one’s bodily presence. Moonlion searches for an understanding of horizontal transcendence. How can we sustain a world where humans stand equal to blades of grass, and where identity and institution no longer hold all power? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYear: 2023\u003cbr\u003eTitle of the series: Vessels of Home\u003cbr\u003eTechnique\/materials: Ceramic \u003cbr\u003eSize: approx. 70x40x40\u003cbr\u003eEdition: Unique piece. 1\/1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vessels of Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57056535413111,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/7268\/1591\/files\/Vessels_of_Home_Rowan_Moonlion-02.jpg?v=1777471334","url":"https:\/\/vesselsofhome.com\/products\/the-mikveh","provider":"Vessels of Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}