Artist, educator, curator & researcher · Co-Director, Ponte d’Arte

Ancient folklore recommended sewing a mixture of crushed vervain, southernwood and orris-root into a green silk bag on a Friday; pinning the bag to one’s undergarments, next to the skin, would secure one’s love. The work is an extension of de Villiers’ research into belief systems, amulets, fetishes and good-luck charms. Shown in Major Minors II.
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