‘On the same boat ‘ is the latest project by Velvet Zoe Ramos, comprised of a vessel built from handmade salt flat bread and found objects. It is displayed partially on a carpet, and it hangs partially from petrified and uprooted grass. The work represents a dreamscape, based on shared realities, personal memories, and journeys to come.
Ramos’s metaphors make evident, firstly, the instability of food, in this instance bread, which dissolves in water. Secondly, the access to nourishment, which is scarce in many parts of the world. Thirdly, a boat filled with dreams constrained by an expiry date once it sets sail. Lastly, the dried grass that laces the boat like a river or an ocean presents an allegory of an uprooted community, yet still strong, resilient, and regenerating.
There is a twist in the concept and aesthetics of the work as the bread boat mutates into a pot boat, in which the culinary and empathic characteristics of food are used as a pretext to encourage human dialogues.
Image: Velvet Zoe Ramos, On the Boat, 2022, handmade salted flatbread, wire, twine, mesh fabric, dried grass, sweet potato seedling and soil, dimensions variable.
Courtesy and ©Velvet Zoe Ramos and Renée Pfister Art & Gallery Consultancy.
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