"By the 8th century BC, Greek pottery had developed narratives of daily life, personal stories, and great deeds. When l found this beautiful print, l thought of the many stories contained in a woman’s life, like the space in these amphorae and jars. Clorinda is the name of a woman who once hid inside a large Chinese vase in order to enter to avoid harassment. This is a story l heard about in Lima and never ceased to amaze me. Here, l channel her, surrounded by a multitude of ceramic jars, as if I were to become one myself."
Cecilia Paredes

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"Au VIIIème siècle av. J.-C., les motifs des poteries grecques s'inspiraient des scènes de vie quotidiennes, d'histoires personnelles ou héroïques, ou encore, d'actes remarquables. Lorsque j'ai trouvé cet imprimé, cela m'a rappelé les nombreuses histoires qui composent la vie d'une femme, et notamment l'histoire de Clorinda, une femme qui dût se cacher dans une large jarre pour échapper au harcèlement de la foule."
Cecilia Paredes