{"product_id":"carrying-the-sea","title":"Carrying the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21 Grams of the World\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of ceramic bas-reliefs imagined as fragments of a vanished whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece feels like a shard recovered from an unknown body: perhaps once part of a wall, a fresco, a ritual map, a carpet, or an altar. We do not know exactly what it belonged to. We only know that it carries the memory of something once complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection takes its title from the old myth of the soul’s \u003cstrong\u003e21 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e, not as scientific truth, but as a poetic belief that the soul may leave behind a weight, a mark, a trace. Here, each fragment becomes a small relic of the contemporary soul: incomplete, fragile, searching, yet still holding a quiet memory of wholeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work also carries the image of \u003cstrong\u003eJob’s shard,\u003c\/strong\u003e the humble fragment that remains when almost everything else has been lost. In this sense, the shard becomes both a sign of rupture and proof that a whole once existed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach bas-relief is deliberately irregular and incomplete, shaped like a found fragment. The raw edges, soft relief, and traces of the hand are part of the work. These pieces are not meant to hide their fragility, but to carry it gently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA ceramic object for the wall, for memory, for contemplation... a small reminder that even what is broken can still hold light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"139\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"42\"\u003eCarrying the Sea\u003c\/strong\u003e carries the image of a fish and a small boat, suspended together in a quiet and dreamlike space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"499\"\u003eIt feels like a fragment from a remembered voyage, a scene where scale and meaning have shifted. The fish appears immense and calm, like a bearer of memory, while the little boat rests above it as if the sea itself were being held inside a single sign. What should be vast becomes intimate. What belongs to the horizon is gathered into a small relic of clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"795\"\u003eThis piece speaks about the human desire to carry what cannot truly be possessed. The sea is longing, distance, freedom, mystery, and the deep movements of the soul. To carry the sea is to carry within oneself a world of restlessness and wonder, the memory of departure, and the hope of return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFired at 1220°C\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: unglazed stoneware\u003cbr\u003eEach piece exists in a limited series of \u003cstrong\u003e21 editions\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach object is made and finished by hand in our small atelier. Slight variations, marks, and imperfections are part of the handmade process and make every piece unique.\u003cbr\u003eThe ceramic materials used are non-toxic. Clean gently with a soft cloth, soap, and water when needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe piece comes in a hard kraft paper box, together with the story of the object. It can become a symbolic gift for someone dear, or for your beloved self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe belief\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt ARS ANA, we believe in objects that carry meaning beyond function. We create pieces meant to bring joy, tenderness, and emotional luxury into everyday life — objects that speak quietly of the invisible, of care, of kindness, and of the stories we choose to keep close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShips in approximately \u003cstrong\u003e14 business days\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ars Ana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54199010951510,"sku":null,"price":1125.0,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/1768\/4822\/files\/IMG_4810.jpg?v=1780926819","url":"https:\/\/www.arsana.art\/products\/carrying-the-sea","provider":"Ars Ana","version":"1.0","type":"link"}