Lararium Pompeii

Lararia or Lararium were household shrines in the Imperial period. This fresco opening inside of a lararia from Pompeii was a set in wall-niche surrounded by a riot of Greek-inspired mythological wall-paintings and a assorted number of patron divinities. Domestic Lararia were used as a sacred, protective place for commonplace symbols of the families change and continuity. Objects were placed within the niche at different symbolic times of life to protect, influence and guard. The flat-bread was another important part of everyday Roman life. The banal quality of this in juxtaposition to something that was also everyday feels so resonant with our cultures today. A joy and celebration of the everyday and family. 89 x 58.5cm Mixed media and oils on paper. Antique gilded frame. Work in New Lights touring exhibition until early 2014.

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