Pilgrim Shells Samuel Levack & Jennifer Lewandowski
(2015)

jesmonite, pigment Courtesy of the artists

These primitive masks are inspired by the round weights that are used in fishing nets. The ‘pilgrim shell’ to which the title refers is another name for the shell of Saint James, a known pilgrimage symbol. Over the centuries, this scallop has been given various mythical and metaphorical meanings.

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