Fragility – Victoria Kurasheva / Norway

Fragility – Victoria Kurasheva / Norway

FRAGILITYVictoria KurashevaNorway This piece reflects the fragility of infancy and the silent fear of motherhood. A transparent infant, cast in glass-like acrylic and filled halfway with blood, connected to the woman’s hand by an invisible bond. The blood is not the...
Fragility – Sébastien Carré / France

Fragility – Sébastien Carré / France

FRAGILITYSébastien CarréFrance Fragility of… The Cycle of Water From the melting of the poles, to changing the power of the gulfstream We are already starting to feel the impact of global warming with an increased power and frequency of rain and snowstorms.While...
Fragility – Ute van der Plaats / Belgium

Fragility – Ute van der Plaats / Belgium

FRAGILITYUte van der PlaatsBelgium My mother was born as a Berglanddeutsche, a German-speaking minority living in the Banat, a region that belongs to Romania since the end of the First World War. In 1944 the family fled from the Russian invasion to Germany. I never...
Fragility – Sayaka Ito / Japan

Fragility – Sayaka Ito / Japan

FRAGILITYSayaka ItoJapan Fragility is the beauty of existing things and lives. Fragile, therefore, there is strength, there is care. All our souls are fragile; thus, we unite, we love. May acceptance of fragility in our lives bring better things to our world. Brooch...
Fragility – Sara Shahak / Israel

Fragility – Sara Shahak / Israel

FRAGILITYSara ShahakIsrael Between a glass bell and an iron pendant, a material tension arises that embodies fragility as an existential condition. The glass bell, functioning as a greenhouse, seeks to protect and preserve, yet it exposes the limits of protection and...
Fragility – Saerom Kong / South Korea

Fragility – Saerom Kong / South Korea

FRAGILITYSaerom KongSouth Korea Rice is small and firm, yet fragile. I was drawn to this contradiction and chose rice as the material for my jewelry. Placed upon metal, the grains transform with time and environment, carrying traces of impermanence, life, and memory....