Folia Offering Necklace and Brooch, handmade by Robin Wells, is a uniquely versatile piece that can be dismantled and worn separately in different ways. Created for e.g.etal’s exhibition Site Specific.
“This piece is created to come apart and be worn on the body in a variety of ways, adjusting to the situation and desire of the wearer, ergo it’s site specific location on the body, becoming a metaphor of native plants adaptations to their environment. My home studio with its outlook to my garden (endemic to the area) creates an environment where my work and location are inexorably linked. A daily reflection and wander through what I have planted with my hands is channelled back in to what I’m making and my thoughts when designing. The area in which I live and work is becoming more and more linked with my identity as an artist.”
Site Specific, presented as part of Radiant Pavilion Naarm/Melbourne Contemporary Jewellery and Object Biennial, is an exhibition that pays homage to the relationship between the interior and exterior of our being, and the inability to separate oneself from their environment.
Pieces from this collection will be shipped at the conclusion of the exhibition (from 3 October, 2024).
