MESSAGE
IN A BOTTLE

A bottle embodies the principles of containment, like a womb. It can be seen to symbolise salvation because of its functional analogy with the ark and the boat. A broken bottle can represent rage as well as pending punishment. As a container the bottle can be said to represent the human spirit, like a chalice or apothecary, a repository for the soul.

Using plaster casts gives permanence to this vessel full of memories.