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“Bonds of Kindness” series
More than sculpture is a Colombian tradition.
In Colombia, as part of our farming culture, there is a tradition of giving away braids that contain garlic, coffee, lentils, and colors. The desire to give kindness and abundance to your loved ones is deeply rooted and practically woven into our culture. These braids cannot be purchased, they can only be given as a present. People believe that these braids restore contact with a universal flow of nature that brings prosperity.
Abundance is our natural law, indigenous peoples lived this knowledge. Abundance demands respect and carries a feminine energy. In most areas of the world, braiding is an activity that women do. It includes the care of the hair, as well as the patience and calm necessary to create complex works of art on their heads. In today's time of upheaval, it is obvious that we need more and more feminine energy to heal a masculine and patriarchal past.
Bond of Kindness is a response to this imbalance, an art installation that symbolizes femininity, fertility, and flow. Hundreds of small single braids make one huge mother braid made from cords of dyed cotton mixed with rope from local fishermen. A gift from Colombia to Greece, Bond of Kindness carries the essence of Athena and the ancient matrilineal systems, the principle of lived balance, intuition, and the natural cycle of life. This gift serves as a reminder of the importance of living both masculine and feminine energies.
Various elements, abstract and symbolic, are woven into the colored braids. Small abstract sculptures carry the seeds of the olive tree, just like in the original Bonds of Kindness in Colombia, where we use mostly coffee beans.