https://contemporaryartumd.artinterp.org/omeka/files/original/0f36c36d823d4294c0e2d178f968c0ac.jpeg ac33716dffce14e8c1a2c398e0276414 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hourglass Description An account of the resource Buenos Aires-born, Tel Aviv-raised artist Gabriela Vainsencher approaches her sculptures as extensions of herself as a woman and a mother, rooted in the ancient traditions of ceramics. Recognizing her medium’s inherent connection to the earth, Vainsencher endeavors to honor the organic desires of different types of clay, adapting her final product to reflect a harmony of her intentions and the material. Hourglass is a porcelain sculpture featuring a central hourglass shape, similar to a cervix, with pink stones passing through a narrow opening. The hourglass is bordered by bulges reminiscent of swollen wombs, while the darkening of the bottom half of the hourglass resembles the color of dried blood. Intoning a cyclical passage of time, the piece reflects on the biological rhythm of menstruation as a process of death and rebirth. Vainsencher proposes a series of juxtapositions including mythology and modernity, strength and fragility, destruction and renewal, and the consistency of change. The hourglass highlights the body’s resiliency, but also the reality of a biological time limit. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gabriela Vainsencher Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Porcelain, underglaze, glaze, acrylic