COUP de COEUR : Mikael Årsjö, « The Illusion that Jewellery Offers Us »
Mikael Årsjö, « The Illusion that Jewellery Offers Us »
« In the process of beginning my Master’s project, I looked at historical case studies and examples of jewellery from different time periods. Finding that the aspect of illusion has been ever present in jewellery, and still is, I wanted to highlight the correlation between material choice and illusion in jewellery. By predominantly using the material aluminum and referencing the historical technique of chainmailling, I have made a series of jewellery that aims to highlight the desire we have to protect ourselves.
I believe that although the reason for wearing protective jewellery today differs from the historical past, our appreciation of the thought of wearing something that truly offers protection, remains.
My work aims to show jewellery which gives an illusion that if worn, it could truly offer protection. «
