Adonia Adonia
2022
interactive Tea Bar
Accordning to Richard Senett’s book, Adonia (Greek: Ἀδώνια) was a festival organized by women in ancient Greece to mourn the death of Adonis and to celebrate their freedom and female body. During Adonia, female bodies were allowed to sing, dance and free their sexual senses. They used incense to inspire and relax their sexuality.
Inspired by this festival tradition, the artist collective(Yeonwoo Chang and Maria Heidler) celebrated and greeted the season of Adonia(End of July, when the Star Sirious shines the brightest).
Good havested tea and spirits were the offerings to the festival. The celebration happened inside the green garden of Pfotenhauer Atelier in Dresden, with a low wood panel as a table and some found mirror plates as the guest tray. Porcelain bells were hang around the spot and freshly picked flowers were the decoration.
As people found the spot, they were invided to write down their pondering on the unrevealable paper and burn it in the ceramic womb with slit. After this ritual, they were allowed to choose their drinks from the chart, the mixture of tea and spirits. While making the cocktail, another person lead them to the story related to the drinks, the collected heroic stories of females and non-human beings.
Good havested tea and spirits were the offerings to the festival. The celebration happened inside the green garden of Pfotenhauer Atelier in Dresden, with a low wood panel as a table and some found mirror plates as the guest tray. Porcelain bells were hang around the spot and freshly picked flowers were the decoration.
As people found the spot, they were invided to write down their pondering on the unrevealable paper and burn it in the ceramic womb with slit. After this ritual, they were allowed to choose their drinks from the chart, the mixture of tea and spirits. While making the cocktail, another person lead them to the story related to the drinks, the collected heroic stories of females and non-human beings.
