Aqua Memoria At Fabrica Hill
Take Care!
This sign was interesting. It informs us that this is another area where they are doing some active digging.
What Lurks Beneath?
I wonder what they will uncover? Anyway, I feature this room because Exhibit Number 6 is next to it.
Hydrolatry, Susan Vargas
I have no idea what this is supposed to represent. Fortunately though, there is the information sign to help us.
More Information
This is the first part of the information page. There is more so scan the code with a phone to read it:
Susan Vargas's work entitled Aqua Memoria: Hydrolatry is conceived as an immersive installation that brings together three fundamental elements- water, salt, and flour- to offer a contemporary reinterpretation of ancient rituals. Originally from South America, the artist weaves into her work the intertwined legacies of ancient Mediterranean cultures, European Christianity, and Latin American ritual traditions, thereby creating a universal language rooted in matter and gesture.
The installation unfolds within a cavity located in the upper part of the site, once used as a place of worship during the Christian period. In this memory-laden space, a carpet of salt and flour marks a path between two water basins, forming a physical, sensory, and symbolic axis of passage. This arrangement invites crossing, evoking purification and transitional rituals from ancient and Christian traditions: Roman illustrations, salt blessings, Christian baptism, and the sacraments linked to flour transformed into eucharistic bread.
It is definitely worthwhile reading the pdf documentation, as it contains a lot of information on the area itself, as well as the art installation.
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