Abstract
The exhibition, Asleep within The Seed, celebrates and unites natural processes of growth, decay, and regeneration through sculptural ceramic work. Drawing influence from plant, animal, and human development, this research posits that the unity among all life resides in the protective, encompassing forms from which we are born: the womb, the seed, or the egg. Using such forms as symbols for the movement from one stage to the next and as a symbol for the process of living and dying, I have crafted a series of ceramic sculptures to be metaphorical forms for decay and rebirth. This exhibition aims to commemorate both the purity and imperfection of nature and to understand life and death as an endless, unified cycle.
How to Cite
O'Connell, J., (2014) “Asleep Within the Seed: A Ceramic Exploration of Death and Rebirth”, Capstone, The UNC Asheville Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship 27(2).
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