I constructed this deeply personal, tactile vessel at a time I was feeling particularly defeated by disconnection from my cultural roots, putting all my emotion into the making process so it had somewhere to live outside my lungs. Made from porous terracotta earthenware, the Resonance Vessel oozes deep feeling like salty seawater. Its permeability allows an exchange of feelings with my own body; two vessels sharing the load, preventing stagnant emotional sludge to build up in either form.

The Resonance Vessel’s metallic, almost mirrored glazed surface evokes a sense of heaviness. Grief is anything but dainty. The individually hand sculpted barnacle textures give rise to the idea that this vessel was dredged from the deepest depths of the ocean. The Resonance Vessel is part of a broader body of work that brings to life the ritualistic objects of a drowned ancient otherworldly religion. This sculpture stands to remind me to honour my darkest emotions. Loss need not eat away at me from the inside. 

Not for flowers.