Overview

During the Let's Get Pretty Version 02 my body and hair created an insurmountable barrier between the entrance way and the hall where the fashion show was being held. The strands of my hair, extended by wires, formed a web covering the entire room. In order to reach the cocktail party, the guests each had to cut a strand of my hair.

The remains of an art piece or art performance (in Let's Get Pretty Version 02 crops of my hair) symbolize the fetish element in art culture. For this reason, I chose to transform the cut strands into a precious material for my jewelry designs. The jewelry projects shapes were inspired by blade weapons, a reference to the underlying message behind jewelry: status and power. While to the wearer they are an adornment, to everyone else they are a warning to stay away. I chose the materials carbon fiber, synthetic resin and titanium as the technological expression of contemporary design.

In collaboration with Roberto Baffigo a Jewelry Design in Rome, Italy.

  • Medium : Jewelry Design
  • Material : carbon fiber, apoxy resin and titanium
  • Release Date : 2001
  • Copyright : Maia Marinelli
  • Venue / Client :

    2001 Guardaroba. Liberi e Vestiti, Museum of The Old Monastery of Santa Scolastica Bari. Italy.
    2003 STYLIN, Miami Basel Art Loves Design. Miami, USA.
    2004 Gemine Muse Young Italia Artist Archive, Fortezza della Brunella. Carrara, Italy

  • People Involved : Roberto Baffigo

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