Naama Bergman

Salt has always been a sacred element, granting permanence to things perishable. But it is also the

most common of all magical substances. The salt rings gesture toward eternity while remaining

earthly – painfully close, almost within reach.

They carry the wistful appearance of archaeological artefacts: their surface smooth and sealed. Yet,

broken from the casting sprue, their upper planes are fractured, allowing them to shimmer like

precious stones. This reveals the reorganized fractal structure of the salt crystals at the end of the

casting process.

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