20 – 24.4.2026
Cryptic Pot
with Anna Reutinger
The Voynich Manuscript is an early 15th century richly illustrated codex of unknown origin, language or intention. Containing detailed drawings of unknown plants, astrological constellations, and a lot of naked bodies, some speculate it contains a alchemical formulas for creating gold and everlasting life, recipes for contraceptives, a diary of extraterrestrial life, or an attempt to communicate with the language of the natural world. Discovered in 1912 by a Polish antiquarian bookseller, it remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of the past.Over the next week, we will take inspiration from this mysterious book, creating poetic speculations, sculptural interpretations and performative reenactments, culminating in a public exhibition.
image caption: Extract from Voynich Manuscript
The digitized manuscript can be viewed here:
https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2002046
A video of a facsimile: