Vessels of Worship.
A series of containers lost to time, seemingly designed as pouring vessels.
The first vessel's base is convex to promote its wobbling. With each vessels having a gimmicky base, this one can stand on its base but has kinetic properties to it.
The rectangular vessel is unable to stand on its base. It is a vessel that inspires questions and guides to answers. If the vessel's purpose is to empty its contents once placed down, this must suggest that it's meant to be carried when in use, hinting at a ritualistic use for it, an action that is repeated with purpose.
This piece is peculiar as it can only stand on one of its bottom sides without toppling. This detail once again proposes that these are pouring vessels, meant to be carried rather than placed and are designed to pour.
On the other hand, when the vessel is partially filled, it can stand facing upwards, leaving its true nature ambiguous. This was a revelation in my work, I was making as an unreliable narrator and so I can only presume what these facts mean.
The final dish explains the placement of the patterns clearly. The patterns aren't random, they're placed at key locations; here, they're at points of contact based on how the piece is meant to be held, with he inside circle displaying how to pour from it.
The size of the vessel is interesting to me as being considerably bigger than the other pieces, it begs the question 'why?'
There are other parts of the pieces that add up to a new whole when imbued with context, signs that can be seen by individuals and built upon by themselves. Emergence.
