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FRAGILITY
Babette von Dohnanyi
Germany

This piece talks about our identity, how fragile we are, our look in our individual face, our acceptance about ourselves. The research of ourselves all way deep but also never secure.

Brooch « hello », 2023
7x7x2,5cm mm / 250,00 gr
AG 925 sterling silver black plated, malachite, smoky quartz, thermal glass, stainless steal
Bended silver sheet soldered, stone setting constructed, brooch system soldered
Photo : Federico Cavicchiolo

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