FRAGILITY
Anne Blok
Netherlands

The fragile threads of memory
Life is fragile; it is temporary and precious. This brooch tells the story of a young life, life in the bud and the rose that never reached full bloom.
The brooch tells the story of a thirteen year-old girl. She loved the wind and the water. But how fragile is a human being in the face of the unpredictable forces of nature.
What remains are the fragile threads of memory.

Brooch « On a summer day », 2025
50 x 455 x 1,6-3 mm / 14,4 gr
Miyuki delica beads 11/0 S/L and Tr
One-G thread, nylon
Safety pin, steel
Sewing beads, one by one
Photo : Stanislas Huaux

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