"Forat" Sculptural Vessel Form – Reshaping Collection

The Concept:

Part of the ongoing Reshaping Collection, Forat — the Catalan word for opening, for aperture, for the space that passes through — is built around absence. Two negative spaces pierce the chalk-white vessel form, each shaped by hand from layered house-made pattern paper: one narrow and elongated near the crown, one wider and more open at the base. What remains between them is the sculpture. What passes through them is the light. Forat us also a vessel.

The Form:

At 48cm tall, 22cm wide and 7cm deep, Forat is a standing sculpture — designed to be placed on a table, a plinth, or a low shelf where it can be read from multiple angles. The silhouette shifts entirely depending on where you stand: from the front, the two openings read as eyes or windows; from the side, the depth of the form reveals itself as something far more substantial than it first appears. The chalk-white mineral surface — rough, textured, specific — grounds the piece in the material language of the Reshaping Collection while the form itself reaches toward something older and more universal.

Specifications:

Height: 48cm

Width: 22cm

Depth: 7cm

Function: Top-aperture vessel for dried or fresh botanicals.

Medium: Hand-layered house pattern paper, natural binders, matte mineral finish

Philosophy: The form defined by what is not there.

Origin: Hand-formed and finished in Palamós