Ulu's Pants

Exoporia, or ghost moths, make pilgrimages to The Garden of the Genie (Ulu's Pants) where a benevolent Egyptian sphinx guards the entrance to the cave that contains the primeval egg created by Khnum. Khnum was potter god of the island of Elephantine, responsible for fashioning children and their souls on his potter's wheel and placing them inside their mother's wombs. Moreover, the sphinx also impedes the entrance to the labyrinth. The protected egg represents the future. Returning to the cave means returning to a time when we were protected from the demands of being born. As adults, some settle for searching for ancient places of worship. Ultimately, the desire is maternal, therefore nocturnal. Yearning can become a way to commune with the secret of our origins. The labyrinth, however, means awareness because once we enter it, we are moving, seeking, evolving.

We are grateful to Dr. Salomon Grimberg for his assistance in writing the essay for the above lot.