vessel exploration - seeds

Seed pods acting as carriers for the plants young inside come in an astonishing range of shapes and sizes. Each pod is very much purpose driven with design that has been honed over thousands of years and geometry that astounds. Curves and structures enable the pods to perform their best be it sticking to the fur of an animal, floating down a river or across oceans or gliding through the air.



The seeds they harbor, one to one hundred of them, stand for an idea in connection to this project. They are a potential and a life force which may or may not establish as a plant on it's own but through the care of the pod, protecting and transporting them, a nurturing environment has evolved. The pods contain this potential an a relationship between the seed an its carrier is formed.

vessel exploration - Hagi Ware

As a starting point from Jude's idea of exploring the meaning of various vessels/containers in different cultures I have begun to look into some that relate to my projects direction.

Dictionary definitions:

Container

1. A receptacle, such as a carton, can, or jar, in which material is held or carried.
2. A large reusable receptacle that can accommodate smaller cartons or cases in a single shipment, designed for efficient handling of cargo.

Vessel

1. A hollow utensil, such as a cup, vase, or pitcher, used as a container, especially for liquids.

2. Nautical A craft, especially one larger than a rowboat, designed to navigate on water.

3. An airship.

4. Anatomy A duct, canal, or other tube that contains or conveys a body fluid: a blood vessel.
5. Botany One of the tubular conductive structures of xylem, consisting of dead cylindrical cells that are attached end to end and connected by perforations. They are found in nearly all flowing plants.
6. A person seen as the agent or embodiment, as of a quality: a vessel of mercy.
   

Hagi Ware

Japanese pottery from the town of Hagi at the south of the main island of Honshu. This region was home to Koren potters brought back during the 17th century. The areas daimyo (powerful territorial lord) funded the production of tea ceremony vessels.
The wares characteristics include pink hued ceramic, wheel formed and clear glazed. Many also bare a signature chip in the foot, an inbuilt flaw, that enabled the potters to sell to merchants rather than present them as gifts to the reigning clan.