FRAGILITY
Aimee Howard-Clinger
United States

Fragments explores the fragility of culture and identity amid the fractures of political unrest. In recent years, escalating intolerance and prejudice—expressed through divisive rhetoric and acts of violence—have revealed how delicate our shared social fabric truly is.

These wearable sculptures embody that fragility through forms that appear fractured, broken, and isolated—remnants of something once whole. Each patterned fragment is reinforced with cement and small architectural remnants, evoking material pulled from rubble. This merging of destruction and beauty reflects our collective precarious existence—how easily what connects us can be shattered, yet how resilience and repair remain possible through awareness, empathy, and care.

Brooch « Fragments », 2025
78 x 50 x 15 mm / 200 gr
Silver, Copper, Enamel, Cement, Steel Pinback
Hand fabrication, enameling, casting

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