Linda Lowe has created an art based experiment that explores the act of giving and receiving. It is a truly inspired project.
"The Patra Passage is an art-based project that experiments with a cycle of giving and receiving. The passage centers on the gifting of 108 hand-built ceramic vessels to participants who will re-gift them to others. The giftism cycle will continue for one year until each bowl has been presented and received at least three times, creating a community of over 324 participants. At the end of their circulation, the Patra will be returned and exhibited at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA, sold, and all proceeds given to charity."
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| 108 Vessel ~ The Patra Passage |
“The gift finds the man attractive who stands with an empty bowl he does not own.”
LEWIS HYDE, The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World"The Patra Passage is an art-based project that experiments with a cycle of giving and receiving. The passage centers on the gifting of 108 hand-built ceramic vessels to participants who will re-gift them to others. The giftism cycle will continue for one year until each bowl has been presented and received at least three times, creating a community of over 324 participants. At the end of their circulation, the Patra will be returned and exhibited at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA, sold, and all proceeds given to charity."
One of the things that struck me is the importance of the fact that each bowl is handmade with such care by Lynda so each vessel carries her personal mark each time it is passed on.In a way, Lynda is giving a bit of herself away each time she shares a bowl and that is what gives it so much meaning.Thanks so much for posting this.
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