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Prayer Box by Digi Chivetta, 2022, carved avocado seed, mixed media, 1.5 x 1.5 x 8.5.
I carved this prayer box out of an avocado seed. The owner is intended to write their prayers down on a small slip of paper, fold it up, and put it in the box (preferably during a new moon). Then, the box should be kept on the owner’s altar. The seed represents a prayer’s ability to grow and manifest in reality. The strings attached to the box serve two purposes: to keep the box closed tightly and to serve as a sort of rosary. Many Yourba chants (prayers) need to be repeated multiple times. Running the charms through your fingers allows you to keep track of how many chants you’ve done.
Digi Chivetta: You’ll often hear Chivetta described as a multidisciplinary artist and writer. In her Yoruba Orisa culture, however, her title is more concise. She is known as a Griot. There was no limit to the media that a Griot can master to bring their ancestors’ stories alive for audiences. More than hereditary, a Griot’s stories are written in their blood. Their DNA is an intricate sigil containing the tracks of their ancestors. Griots are believed to be born to relay messages to the world in a way that only their unique incarnation can. No matter what the Griot’s environment, they’ll have a strong compulsion to tell the stories written in their blood. In May 2020, Chivetta’s work was featured at the Venice International Art Fair in Venice, Italy, and in 2021, she completed a mural for Fitchburg’s Abolitionist Park.
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