NIGHT JEWELS

(Brooch Projectors)

Titanium / 925 silver / sapphires / custom support / flashlight and stand

Brooch diameter 70mm each

The Night Jewels series marries fine jewellery with shadow play and theatre. Wearable brooches with hidden gems are fixed to flash-lights so that they double as light sculptures, and like much of my work, highlight the often overlooked, hidden beauty of the discreet. The camouflage patterns of moth’s wings are transferred from brooch to wall (or any other surface) through hand-drilled titanium discs using small spotlights, enabling small treasures to be uncovered and magnified larger than life. Micro becomes macro. Dull disguise conceals precious gems. The literal use of ready-made flash-lights here is an intentional reference to our forays into the darkness of night in search of nocturnal creatures, and hidden secrets.   

This work was part of the exhibition LUX NOCTURNA, Seven Marks Gallery, 2023.