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TranscendenceandhedonismaretwooftheinnercontradictionsweexperienceinnewconceptualconstellationsinaworkdedicatedtocollectiveritualsinEurope’spublicspaces. Theborderbetweenexaltedreligiousecstasyandfrivolousfolkloreisporous.Thecollectivebodyisboundless,transcendingallotherboundaries–imaginaryaswellasreal–duringthefestivals,carnivalsandotherritualsaroundtheworldwherepeoplecelebratethemselvesandeachotherinthesharedpublicspace.VisualartistPaulineCurnierJardinexplorestheinnercontradictionsofecstasyinbrandnewconceptualconstellationsacrossEurope,fromtheSicilianStAgathafestivaltothecarnivalinCologne.ThepublicarenarepresentsanambiguousmotifinanyideaofEuropeancivilisation:aplacewheredemocratictriumphsarecelebrated,butatthesametimeabrutalsiteforviolent,spectacularactsfromfightstoslaughters.‘FattoAshes’isaimmersivejourneyintothecrowdofbodies,laughter,songandprayer.Aworkthatitselfcelebratestheboundlessnessandmagicofthecollectivedissolutionofallhierarchiesandauthority.