Famille D'Echecs

Taking from the theme of the Nuclear Family and working with it in terms of the Female Messenger, the symbol of the head that can be removed became an important element of the overall image. As some women have told me, we all have moments when we feel overwhelmed by our responsibilities and this image is a universal feeling often produced from lack of power or control. Therefore it became a chess piece in the game of life and this female vessel was also used in the project, "Kissing My Ancestors" The poetry of B.B. Smith makes reference to the female vessel and on some of the feman vessels there are extracts from the poem "Kissing My Ancestors". In the French wording of Chess there is a play on words that also could mean: The Family: in Distress or Hope? - La famille: Echecs ou Espoir? o