Rock Faces With Ceramic Body
   
     
... If these rocks could talk what might they say?

Welcome to an innovative art concept that combines sculpture, photography and storytelling around a suiseki rock. Suiseki are naturally formed stones, resembling faces, animals or other creatures.

This is a unique rock, sculpted by nature. This is a unique sculpture crafted by human hands. This is the story of a rock. I bring the “rock face” to life by sculpting a ceramic body around it. This new being will return to the place where it "lived" before becoming a fictional character. I photograph its details and expressions which will inspire the creation of a story. And this is how rocks talk to you...

The Rock Collector and the Mysterious Empty Pool

The Rock collector lost memory, long time ago, so long that she can't remember when.  During her trips thorugh the universe, she came across many rocks and minerals. She asked if they had a clue of where she may have came from. They either ignored because they were in a rush or they suggested that she looked at blue planets. The reason was the funny shapes on her back, like the anemones that are found in the seas.  When she heard about anemones, something hit her weak memory... the distant reminescent of a specific fish flavour. Could it be possible that she fed thoutgh her anemones and used her mouth just for breathing?

So she arrived after many years travelling at the sound speed. So tired that once arriving she drank all the water of the ocean pool nearby. And she was still thirsty.
All the creatures that lived there were very susprised. They didn't understand how the water could have suddenly disappear before the low tide.  - Help! Help! - a thin voice came from a crease in the rocks. The Rock Collector went see what that could be. There was a funny creature with hundreds of tube feet and eyes at the end of each arm, all encolhida e escondida cheia de medo. - What happened? - she asked concerned. - All the water suddenly disappeared before we could move. The seagulls will come and eat us! - the Starfish answered with panic and despoir. - Im so sorry! I was so thirsty after my trip that I drank it all - It was a very altruista starfish - Please go look if my friends need help, Im relativamente safe hidden here. So she did. She went on top of the highest rocks in the ocean pool and screamed "Everyone, hide quick, the seaguls are coming!"

A voice came from under the water. - What are you doing? you are attracting the seaguls yelling like that - YOu are you? - the Rock COllector asked. - Im just a rock face. YOu used to be one too. Can't you see? Look at your reflection on the water. YOu were lucky to have got a body and leave this place. It is beautiful, es, but we all envy you for seeing other beautiful places. The RC looked and saw a rock face.  Saw a big rock face and asked... - you are big and old, do you remember seeing me before? - I don't, but you can ask the 2 red sisters under that rock over there, maybe they can help you ............. So she went talk to the shiny bright creatures. - Hello! do you remember seeing me before, my face? they couldn't talk but they greeted her showing the hidden tentacles . That vision really brought back some memories and she felt a tingling on her back... then she remembered that a flying space rock said the word "anemones shape on your back".

 She left the pool and went near the water to look at herself reflection from all different angles. All her shapes looked like sea creatures. Even the mysterious object she carried in her hand since she could remember .  That moment she realized this was the place she lived before, when she was just one rock.  She waled around trying to find more creatures to ask if someone remembered her. The smells started to bring memories too.

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