For example, the dress – one of three Daudy brought with her to Meteora but the primary one she wore during her stay – serves as a “shroud.” Kate said everything on the periodic tables serves as the foundation of material “in case I need to create a new world.” The Egyptian key of life is there to remind her that death is about life – it is the key to life – a lesson learned during her research undertaken in response to the Saatchi Gallery showing Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh. (see below)
The Honey Project
Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination co-organized the Nuit de l'Imagination Commissioned Kate Daudy in 2023 to create "Honey Window." The piece involves a frame made from a fallen elm tree in a London Park, whilst the honey is sourced from an ethical supplier in the Morvan.
The Honey Window will provide the viewer with a formal measure of time and temperature as the honey crystallises and melts within its perfectly sealed two pieces of glass. Reflecting the impermanent nature of our existence, the honey window will be constantly changing and evolving.
Reaching out in Search of Facts
Daudy notes that she approaches her work – and the people that might serve as inspiration – without judgment, as she believes people are “inherently good and kind.” That comment provokes a question. “Given her travels, her interaction with people, and her search for ‘facts’, what has she learned about human dignity?” Kate thinks for a minute, and responds: “Well, you sort of know it when you see it.” By way of example, she tells of a man who she met in a refugee camp. A gentle man, he built a playground in the camp for the children. His kindness and gentleness were
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