Slavs and Tatars
Salamoia (blue), 2019
resin water cooler
170 x 40 x 40 cm
66 14/16 x 15 11/16 x 15 11/16 ins
66 14/16 x 15 11/16 x 15 11/16 ins
Replacing the traditional water bottles with the amamehs or turbans, Molla Coolers underline the discursive role of thirst in the foundations of Shi’a cosmology. Water-fountains are often found outside Shi’a...
Replacing the traditional water bottles with the amamehs or turbans, Molla Coolers underline the discursive role of thirst in the foundations of Shi’a cosmology. Water-fountains are often found outside Shi’a shrines and mosques, as votive and ritual sources of water in homage to the dehydration and desert battle of the 7th century battle of Karbala, origin of Shia’ v Sunni schism.