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Desription
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2014-2015
soap, silver, copper, steel
#1 76x5x13mm
#2 83x32x6mm
#3 25x32x19mm
Separated from or existing without the body, soap serves no purpose and is generally discarded once it reaches a certain state of reduction. Transformed through the daily ritual of bathing, these forms convey a tactile, intimate relationship between owner and object. By reconnecting this material to the body as jewelry, I aim to evoke a sensual experience about the simple pleasures of bath time, with intentions of a more private dialogue.
Moving between personal and shared spaces, it is likely that the soap will continue to change over time through natural wear and environmental factors, again reshaping the visual history and value of these momentary, mutable forms. Activated by and on the body, these everyday artifacts take on a precarious function as jewelry –wavering somewhere between raw and manufactured– the corporeal presence of the material to serve as a reminder of this physiological exchange.
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