Shining DESPAIR
Sébastien Carré
France

Bracelet “Turning despair into gold”, 2024
Labradorite, leather, beads, elastic thread, nylon
Embroidery, beads weaving, crochet
Photo : Milo Lee

In these complicated times we are living through I feel quite angered to see how keen politicians and powerful people can instantly see opportunity when lives are lost, destruction is made and war is destroying grounds for people to even be able to live. For some, to win political powers and for others only to make profits out of people’s misery. But during all this conflicted periods we can also find solace in the people coming together after a terrorist attack, after a bombing to unearth survivors, to help the injured or to support a victim of an horrible act to naturally do their best to join forces and help the afflicted and protect us from the darkness of heart all these kind of terrible events can bring in our world.

In this idea I pay tribute to all these kind souls represented by the gold beads surrounding the black leather elements meant to symbolize these traumatic events we seem to encounter daily around the world.

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