Ovum

in biology – the female reproductive sex cell. In Hinduism – the beginning of all creation: the shell as the heavens, the yolk as the Earth. An unhatched egg resting in a nest is a message of anticipation, unexpected potential and hope. Once broken or cracked, the Egg transcends into a state of vulnerability: its contents either spilled or fragilely holding on for dear life as the emerging mass catches its first breaths. From then on, it’s a matter of survival, hoping that its sheltered growth has nurtured it enough to survive within the pre-existing conditions and despite that, break free. Understanding its possibility for interpretation, six creatives – all different in their craft and ethos – apply their own meaning to the fluid messages of the Egg