The Perfect Union
Every year in the coldest weeks of the winter season, strange sculptures begin to appear in the fields all over the island. It is the moment for grafting.
Wild olive trees grow throughout the island and they produce perfectly tiny olives with a thin and bitter skin. However, though the oil from wild olives is supposedly superior to that of domesticated varieties, the yield is much, much lower. And so the grafting game begins. Wild olive trees grow throughout the island and they produce perfectly tiny olives with a thin and bitter skin. However, though the oil from wild olives is supposedly superior to that of domesticated varieties, the yield is much, much lower. And so the grafting game begins.
Talisman Vase
by Sam Baron, Walter Usai and
Floris Campanacci
€ 950,00
There is a uniquely Sardinian concept of misfortune that divides our existence into the
“world above” and the “world below”. The world above is the world of the living, but more precisely the world of safety, of shelter, of humans. The world below is a place that is murkier, where demons reside and unexpected misfortune can befall you. These worlds are mirror images of each other and exist in one continuum. Concentrating on this duality, Sam Baron has designed Talisman Vase, dedicated to the interaction between the two worlds. Talisman is a sonorous vase, inspired by the Carnevale rituals in which masked men fight, march and generally wreak havoc, dressed in heavy loud bells to scare away demons and bad harvest.
The vase is made in collaboration with the ceramicist Walter Usai and includes the same hand-shaped bells used during Carnevale, made by Floris Campanacci.
Materials:
Tuscan terracotta, unleaded glaze, hand shaped iron and brass bells, leather cord
Width 40 cm - Depth 21 cm - Height 38 cm
While we do have a small stock available, most pieces are made to order and will be shipped within 4-5 weeks. Please contact us directly if you need a more specific estimate.
All measurements are approximate as each piece is handmade by our artisans.