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Cassandra
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Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza, 2021
Stoneware, rural clays, copper oxide.
Reduction fired
Cassandra
installation
Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza, 2021
Stoneware, rural clays, copper oxide.
Reduction fired
Cassandra is the title of an installation developed and exhibited at the Carlo Zauli Museum in Faenza. The work originated from a collective research project carried out in 2021, based on a shared brief focused on reflecting on the human body.
An integral part of the project was the use of clay excavated from the rural landscape of the calanchi (clay badlands) near Faenza. This led to the creation of a wall installation composed of 90 ears, each individually modelled and hand-carved.
The ear, as a part of the human body, is conceived as a symbol of “feeling” and listening, serving as a metaphor for human empathy. This concept gives rise to the title of the work: Cassandra. In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a priestess endowed with the gift of prophecy, which ultimately became her greatest burden.
All the elements of the installation are made from white refractory stoneware mixed with local clays from the Faenza badlands. These clays were also used in the surface treatment as engobes, with the addition of copper oxide. The pieces were fired in a reducing atmosphere using the bucchero technique, then mounted on the wall using specially designed supports.
An integral part of the project was the use of clay excavated from the rural landscape of the calanchi (clay badlands) near Faenza. This led to the creation of a wall installation composed of 90 ears, each individually modelled and hand-carved.
The ear, as a part of the human body, is conceived as a symbol of “feeling” and listening, serving as a metaphor for human empathy. This concept gives rise to the title of the work: Cassandra. In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a priestess endowed with the gift of prophecy, which ultimately became her greatest burden.
All the elements of the installation are made from white refractory stoneware mixed with local clays from the Faenza badlands. These clays were also used in the surface treatment as engobes, with the addition of copper oxide. The pieces were fired in a reducing atmosphere using the bucchero technique, then mounted on the wall using specially designed supports.