FIRE, WATERCOLOUR, INK, TIMBER
35.4 x 27.8 x 2 cm
Pilipili, 2024
The name Pilipili in Sumerian is associated with a gender nonconforming individual who undergoes a significant transformation at the hands of the deity Inanna, this ritual was marked by renaming the individual.
It was a purification ceremony which celebrated important transitions in identity, gender or status as some individuals did not fit into binary roles and held unique social or spiritual positions. The ceremony was used to formally recognise their new identity within the community.