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Paulina Vasiliauskaitė
Kraičio skrynia / Hope chest, 2024
Organinis stiklas, nerūdijantis plienas / Acrylic glass, stainless steel
58 x 96 x 54.5 cm
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A hope chest, also called a dowry chest, is a piece of furniture once commonly used by unmarried young women to gather clothing and household linen, in anticipation of married...
A hope chest, also called a dowry chest, is a piece of furniture once commonly used by unmarried young women to gather clothing and household linen, in anticipation of married life. Once locked away, female identity – passed down through generations in the form of a chest spills out to the environment, becoming a part of it, flowing with it. It is as if nonexistent, yet casting the shadow of the past. The materiality of the chest has faded over time, but people's hopes for the future and their anxious gaze towards it remain. Manufactured by industrial machines with ornaments inspired by nature and growth melted on the surface, just as before, it wishes happiness and success for a catastrophically unpredictable future.
Exhibitions
2025 - Buitinės vizijos / Domestic Visions, Galerija VARTAI, Vilnius2025 - Būtybė / Being, Meno niša, Vilnius
