Perpetual Harvest, 2023
Installation (woven wheat straw) in collaboration with the artisan Fazakas Angéla
6 objects, 90x15x15 cm each
Essential to human life, food has always been used as a weapon of choice in almost every conflict, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Preventing food exports can cause more significant damage than any bomb or missile. That's why food supplies are guarded with the same level of security as bomber planes. Food is a weapon of war. One could call it 'primitive ballistics.' It is not a weapon that destroys life but rather sustains it.
An ancient harvest ritual symbolically weaves together the last standing stalks of wheat on a harvested field. Cut and woven into various shapes, this represents the spirit of the harvest, which is sheltered into the farmer's home for winter. When spring comes, the seeds in the weaving are mixed with the spring planting, thus returning the harvest spirit to the field. Today, the ritual of wheat weaving is gradually disappearing along with the grain fields, drawing the spirit of the harvest into new configurations.
The artwork Perpetual Harvest depicts a series of ballistic missiles made from woven wheat straw, which serves as a commentary on the absurdity of war and the pervasive policies of global militarization that affect every aspect of life.
Installation (woven wheat straw) in collaboration with the artisan Fazakas Angéla
6 objects, 90x15x15 cm each
Essential to human life, food has always been used as a weapon of choice in almost every conflict, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Preventing food exports can cause more significant damage than any bomb or missile. That's why food supplies are guarded with the same level of security as bomber planes. Food is a weapon of war. One could call it 'primitive ballistics.' It is not a weapon that destroys life but rather sustains it.
An ancient harvest ritual symbolically weaves together the last standing stalks of wheat on a harvested field. Cut and woven into various shapes, this represents the spirit of the harvest, which is sheltered into the farmer's home for winter. When spring comes, the seeds in the weaving are mixed with the spring planting, thus returning the harvest spirit to the field. Today, the ritual of wheat weaving is gradually disappearing along with the grain fields, drawing the spirit of the harvest into new configurations.
The artwork Perpetual Harvest depicts a series of ballistic missiles made from woven wheat straw, which serves as a commentary on the absurdity of war and the pervasive policies of global militarization that affect every aspect of life.