untitled ( amulet box)
copper, sterling silver, fine silver, enamel paint, stainless steel wire, amethyst, moonstone, turquoise, tourmaline, opal, citrine, garnet
This is the first box in the Locution ( the loved object) series.
box n. 1. a case or receptacle with a lid… a small shelter
“ the past... has it’s spaces, it’s paths, it’s nameplaces, and it’s monuments…”
Merleau Ponty
cante ( song) – the cante expresses a collective feeling through an individual
it is what you do with the materials that makes it precious
‘ Like the sliver of bone that becomes a holy relic; so the objects are transformed by the presence of the believer, by the one who writes their stories: they become the vehicles for our dreams, the mediums of our memories.’
Antonia Payne (Avoided Object)
all photos by Andrew Barcham
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