Description

The subject of About Sieves and Sieving is the motif of the sieve, starting from the enigmatic portraits of Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1533-1603). The sieve exhibits a wide range of meanings that extends across art history, philosophy, anthropology, psychoanalysis, and gender studies. This essay will provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the sieve from four angles of approach: motif, symbol, technique, and paradigm.