Open Edition, 2022 - ongoing.

This vase is a replica of a paper pulp urinal I used during recovery after a surgery to prevent blood clotting in my arteries. The surgery required a rib to be removed and the surgeon promised to keep the rib for me. Learning that my rib had been destroyed, keeping this urinal became the next best keepsake.

The original urinals hold liquid long enough to sit at the bedside before being gathered by a nurse who carries it to an industrial composter. The porcelain replica, unglazed on the exterior to carry the rough texture of the original urinal, holds water indefinitely.