Génie du seuil - Argent recyclé 5X5 weekends were marked by a

weekends were marked by a ritual activity: going to collect seashells on the beach

It invites letting go and pays tribute to our wildest sides

the central roof beam shelters the household spirit: the ritual of placing the first beam marks the transformation of a woodland spirit into a domestic guardian

c’est celui qui a allumé le premier feu dans la nouvelle maison

Génie du seuil - Argent recyclé 5X5 weekends were marked by aThe threshold is the first sacred element of the home and the initial barrier that repels hostile forces. A place of passage, it also symbolizes the boundary between the world of the living and that of the dead. In ancient folk beliefs, certain domestic animals embodied this proximity between the two realms. The horse, tasked with carrying souls to the afterlife, was closely associated with household spirits. Stables were traditionally inhabited by