Stone of madness

Vase / incense burner

The Moneychanger and his Wife , 1518, is a work by Marinus van Reymerswaele. The painting depicts a couple in which the man, the moneychanger, is absorbed in counting coins, while the woman, his wife, watches attentively. Although apparently passive, her presence and gaze reveal an active participation in financial management, challenging traditional gender roles that relegated women to the domestic sphere and excluded them from economic decisions.

The woman's attentive gaze at the coins and her hand on the ledger show us her involvement and her ability to influence economic decisions, even if her contribution is not openly acknowledged. In addition, she is dressed in red: the colour of power.

Weaving = work traditionally attributed to women.

Canarian rosette work = tribute to the lives of other women.

Golden thread = sews up the wounds of other lives.

Needles that hurt.

Chickpeas = bathed in gold, they represent the domestic economy, from which we all eat.

Unique piece.

A 12 x L 35 x D 35 cm. approx.

Cotton thread, silk thread, gold thread, reused hotel sheets, steel, dried chickpeas and gold leaf.

2.500 €