SOMA
The collection Soma examines the brooch as an object of adornment. It is one of the oldest types of jewelry. The human body becomes the site of performance for these theatrical objects.
Soma is the ancient greek word for body. The form and the basic structure of the brooches simulate the meshing of muscles and arrangement of skeletal frameworks.
One of the fundamental ideas of this collection is looking at the brooches as theatrical objects. They do not have a “flat”, 2D quality because the body surfaces they are often nestled in are not flat either. Objects are all designed to be have changing planes and volumes that play with the curvatures and angles of the body.
Stories of making
Repetition is most definitely a common reoccurring theme between the last three collections. I love exploring repetition in pattern, form, colour, material and even techniques.
Our bodies are never really still, we are in a constant state of movement. Even when it seems like there is nothing else, there is the movement of breath.
I love making paper models, as a method to understand the infrastructure of the form being created. It gives a sense of what the piece is going to look in 3D as well as gives me insights into the challenges I will encounter in the making, and helps me problem solve. The grouping of muscle fibres, their twisting and flexuous nature has been developed into the shell brooch. While the basic structure is dictated by this idea, the piece itself was composed in the process of making.
The brooches have all been designed to catch these little movements and accentuate it through the harmony of light and shadows on the angled edges and many layers. A little glint and some sparkle. As no performance is complete without the play of light.
Objects are all designed to be have changing planes and volumes that play with the curvatures and angles of the body. The repeating lines, draw your eyes to a sense of movement in the Fan brooch.
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