Box of Gemini

Interactive assemblage in box form with related objects. 30x23x15 cm.

Date5 August 2022
StatusSold
Category,

The box open to reveal its contents

The Box of Gemini is part of my Zodiac series, which are based mainly (but not only) on the Islamic imagery and correspondences found in the Ghāyat al-Hakīm (aka the Picatrix). As with all my boxes, the nature and meaning of the contents are not explicitly described so the viewer’s imagination can work on the contents and derive their own story from it.

Unboxing:

The closed box seen from the front

Close-up on the plaque on the lid which reads "al-jawza""

The box opens to reveal a writing surface with a pack of writing paper

Top view of the paper with the opened compartment containing writing tools

The writing tools, inks and paper

The part attached to the lid is flipped down revealing an extra space with a portrait of the Gemini twins and a collection of feathers

Closer view of the inside lid and twins

Angled view of the twins

Top view of the feathers, all in pairs

Close up of the feathers

The bottom part is lifted revealing a larger space with a sliding lid

Close-up on the inside lid showing the Gemini constellation and a swan

Top view of the bottom with the lid slid to the right, revealing the objects on the right

Close-up on the right-hand objects

Top view of the bottom with the lid slid to the right, revealing the objects on the left

Close-up on the left-hand objects

Right-hand objects laid out on a white background

Left-hand objects laid out on a white background

Painting the Twins

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