Emma Carlow: Hydra Ceramic Whistle

This ceramic Hydra Whistle has been exclusively created by renowned artist Emma Carlow for YSP Shops, to coincide with the exhibition One to Give. One to Take Away, by Jordy Kerwick.

This series of whistles is inspired by The Bestiaire d’amour by Richard de Fournival. Richard de Fournival was a thirteenth century French writer, best known for his Bestiaire d'amour - Richard's Bestiaire is not a traditional bestiary. Instead of using animal characteristics to illustrate a moral or allegorical teaching, Richard used bestiary themes and animals to plead his case to an unnamed lady who he claims to love, but who does not love him in return.

Hydra:
The hydra is the natural enemy of the crocodile; it rolls itself in mud so the crocodile swallows it, but then it tears the crocodile to pieces from the inside. This signifies men who break up their heart into many pieces so they can give part of it to several women. The hydra has several heads; if one is cut off it will grow two more in place of the one that was
lost. If a woman tricks a man, he will trick seven women, or if she tricks him once he will trick seven times. 

- Materials: ceramic
- Size approx. H110 x L150 x D55mm