No. 04 / 20 · Movements, by Gastón Solís

The Weight of the Day

post-independence Ghanaian impasto

The Loom · Accra · 1987

The Weight of the Day, No. 04 of Movements, by Gastón Solís

Only the one who carries the load knows its weight. Attributed to half the African continent, and, in one source, to the Yiddish, this proverb is perhaps most true in Ghana, where market-goers carry the day’s necessities on the tops of their heads. The load is visible to all, balanced on the body’s highest point in the city’s most public place. The weight is known only to the carrier, who holds it, without comment, until somewhere is found to put down the weight of the day.

Provenance

The artist’s studio, Kumasi, where the painter was then head of the Department of Art at the University of Science and Technology; exhibited at The Loom, Accra, in The Weight of the Day, 1987, under the auspices of the Arts Council of Ghana; acquired from the artist by a private collection, Accra, 1988; thence by descent; the present collection.

The book

MovementsGastón Solís Index of works

The collection

Det Stille InteriørNo. 01 · Det Stille InteriørEl Cuerpo SolitarioNo. 02 · El Cuerpo Solitario

Private MarksNo. 03 · Private MarksThe Weight of the DayNo. 04 · The Weight of the DayAl-SākinNo. 05 · Al-SākinBetween the Empty and FullNo. 06 · Between the Empty and FullVisarjanNo. 07 · Visarjan

Forme & SilenceNo. 08 · Forme & SilenceHomage to the Seated FormNo. 09 · Homage to the Seated FormLe LecteurNo. 10 · Le LecteurIl Corpo AssenteNo. 11 · Il Corpo Assente

Knees BentNo. 12 · Knees Bentthe DepositionNo. 13 · the DepositionIl Gesto PrivatoNo. 14 · Il Gesto PrivatoStillness in ColorNo. 15 · Stillness in Color

OccupiedNo. 16 · OccupiedThe Unfinished FigureNo. 17 · The Unfinished FigureSubway RitualNo. 18 · Subway Ritual

Die Schwere StundeNo. 19 · Die Schwere StundeThe Small RoomNo. 20 · The Small Room

Reflection

The Church appointed a patron saint to nearly every room of the house. Lawrence to the kitchen, Jerome to the study. The dining room was awarded two, Martha for the host and Zita for the staff who served, with an image of the Last Supper hung above the table and a blessing said over every meal. At one door the coverage stopped. Intake received a sacrament, output received a demon.

L’Église a attribué un saint patron à presque chaque pièce de la maison. Laurent à la cuisine, Jérôme au bureau. La salle à manger en reçut deux, Marthe pour l’hôte et Zita pour le personnel qui servait, avec une image de la Cène accrochée au-dessus de la table et une bénédiction dite à chaque repas. À une porte, la couverture s’arrêtait. L’entrée recevait un sacrement, la sortie un démon.

La Iglesia asignó un santo patrono a casi todas las habitaciones de la casa. Lorenzo a la cocina, Jerónimo al estudio. Al comedor le tocaron dos, Marta para el anfitrión y Zita para la servidumbre, con una Última Cena colgada sobre la mesa y la bendición de los alimentos en cada comida. En una puerta se acababa la cobertura. La entrada recibía un sacramento; la salida, un demonio.

Die Kirche hat fast jedem Zimmer des Hauses einen Schutzheiligen zugeteilt. Laurentius der Küche, Hieronymus der Studierstube. Dem Esszimmer wurden zwei zugesprochen, Martha für den Gastgeber und Zita für das Personal, das bediente, dazu ein Bild des Letzten Abendmahls über dem Tisch und ein Tischgebet zu jeder Mahlzeit. An einer Tür endete die Deckung. Die Einnahme erhielt ein Sakrament, die Ausgabe einen Dämon.

教会几乎为家中的每个房间都指派了一位主保圣人。厨房归劳伦斯,书房归哲罗姆。餐厅分得两位:马大护佑主人,齐塔护佑侍席的仆役;餐桌上方挂着一幅《最后的晚餐》,每餐都要念一段祝祷。到了某一扇门前,覆盖范围就此止步。入口领受的是圣事,出口领受的是魔鬼。

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