ciao ciao ciao
so for my ritual i chose the glorious palio of siena. i just talked about it and how fascinated i am by all of the mini rituals that each neighborhood/contrada has (as well as individual families and groups of friends...) so fun! i had a slide show in which i included the holiness of the horses, games that children play, dinners, specific food that is eaten, etc. i love the palio and have seen it twice and for me and all of siena its a very ritualistic event.
i am playing around now with thinking of the symbols of the palio - the horses, the armor and outfits, and the main patterns that all of the contradas have based on their mascots. for example, "bruco" (the caterpillar) has the colors yellow and green - which are represented on their flags, armor, outfits, horses, everything!! and it has been this way for hundreds and hundreds of years!!
i was thinking of doing a drawing combining the patterning of the contradas mixed with another ritual, like add horses in the foreground to represent the actual race. i have been experimenting with mixed media again too - so like doing the contrada colors in watercolor in the background and having a more rough and abstract take on the horses battling to take first place. thats alllll for now!
peace
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