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Onions have various meanings across cultures, symbolizing everything from magical powers to envy. Both antiseptic and antibacterial, onions have long been prized for their associations with eternity. The work uses onion skins, black tea, and annatto for dye and texture, lending it a chaotic roughness and urgency. Patched together, each of the natural elements leaves its mark. Below the shroud, the shapes of green onions resemble the flames of prayer candles in chapels. A possibility emerges: that one of these invocations may find its answer.
