Journey (book and box)
Journey is inspired by the Hungarian legend of Hunor and Magor who the Gesta Hungarorum purports to be the ancestors of the Huns and the Magyars. In the legend, the brothers follow the magical white stag rather than killing it, Hunor and Magor teach us what may be the most important lesson; That the need to acquire objects or developing great attachment to place can greatly diminish ones openness to new opportunities and possibilities.
The box is a sterilizer. Inside white butterflies fly through the night sky above the crystalline clouds cleverly avoiding the poison meant for preserving butterflies in butterfly collections. They fly past Orion, the hunter and his dogs Canis Major and Canis Minor.
The book is closed with an illuminated initial of Hunor and Magor. Inside, three hounds pursue the white stag with the text: The hunters pursued the stag not because they wanted to kill it, but because it lead them on an adventure to capture happiness. A map of Hunor and Magor’s journey is on the other side.
