Wonderland – necklace

This necklace was inspired by a photo from the “Wonderland” series by Kirsty Mitchell. The center is a woman’s face, which I decided to sculpt in porcelain. She is surrounded by silver butterflies. I wanted for this piece to have a certain nostalgia and mystery, although the butterflies are often associated with happiness and lightness. After all – Kirsty Mitchell created her Wonderland as a way of coping with her mother’s struggle and death from cancer.  I wanted to achieve the effect of sinking in butterflies. But a butterfly was not suppoused to be a symbol of something beautiful, but a symbol of how life is fragile, of the silent sadness fluttering around a soul. I wanted to show that feeling, when you know a dearest person is going to die and you can’t do anything about it. The only thing you can do is to accept it. And this is the stage of acceptance, of the pain laying down on your soul, but kind of sweet and serene at the same time. The porcelain whiteness of the mask, which you wear and sink in the feeling, with which you can do nothing and which can be understood by so few.

This piece was exhibited in the National Museum in China, 2017 and was selected for exhibition in the Precious Gallery during BIJORHCA PARIS 2018.