HOMO FABER 2026
Patrizia Italiano La prefica
©Paola Schillaci

La prefica

This ceramic sculpture has a nose, mouth and ears in relief engraved vertically. The facial finish is wrinkled and the tears are shiny green. In the Sicilian tradition the Prefica was a woman who was paid for taking part and crying in the funeral ceremonies.

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