BANG BANG (MY BABY SHOT ME DOWN)
"I was five and he was six We rode on horses made of sticks He wore black and I wore white He would always win the fight
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down…. » (Nancy Sinatra)
Reka Lorincz Brooch: Pinocchio 2011 Plastic,rubin, gold, rubber Dimension: 90x40x70 mm
Ted Noten ‘haunted by 36 women’ exhibition - ‘macha’ as a ring
Michael Dale Bernard, MLTV Evening, plastic, rubber, silver
Nicolas Estrada, Rosary 7, 2008, silver, semiprecious stones, plastic, paper
Malaika Najem-‘Forgotten’ pendant
“This piece (‘Forgotten’ pendant) is about child soldiers and is called “Forgotten”. A subject that sadly still exists in 3rd world countries that are in war whether in Africa, the Middle East or Asia. The average child soldier is under the age of 18 and is forced and manipulated in doing and committing horrors that they are not aware off due to the use of drugs or brainwashing. The child is just an instrument, just a number; just a slave to the gun…the gun is the symbol of power.” (Malaika Najem)
Malaika Najem, « A long way gone » necklace, silver, zinc, brass, aluminium, iron, fabric
Boris Bally’s Brave No. 2, 2006 – found steel handgun triggers, gold, white sapphire, silver, steel cable – Museum of Arts and Design
Bety Majernikova ‘Wraf’ series necklace -2008-2009
« In this series I try to reflect the omnipresent « war » of today’s women with the world surrounding them. On one hand I criticize that nowadays society expects from women unrealistic results in many aspects. On the other hand I also aim criticism at women, because they themselves put up with these unrealistic criteria and strive to comply with them. I choose well known symbols as a gun, flower heart… and I am using this cliché symbols on the purpose. I work with it; I build on it a new composition with readable meanings. Dark beats applied to perforated spots on the pieces of jewellery are a symbolic reminder of a gunshot – a bullet – an attack. They are made out of different materials – hematite, marble, glass, steel and pearl-shell. »
Bety Majernikova ‘Wraf’ series brooch
Carole Deltenre – collier
Chloé Durand – broche “in god’s name”
Emmanuel Lacoste - »Human Nature » - box closed & open (2010)
Emmanuel Lacoste - »Human Nature » – Implant – Bullet (2010)
Philip Sajet – amberElőd Halász – BANG! You’re Dead