Flowers at Night and Day
This series of brooches is my take on floral jewellery. But rather than using the imagery of flowers and plants I used the way they react to light. It is based on flowers which bloom during daytime, a reaction called ‘photoperiodism’.
The brooches look monochrome in a dimly lit environment but when you shine light on them, or turn them towards a light source through a rotating mechanism in the back, a coloured shape made out of light appears on the white surface and the brooch begins to ‘bloom’
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A video demonstrating how the brooches of the 'Flowers at Night and Day' collection react to light. The brooches have a rotating pin mechanism on the back making it possible for the wearer to rotate them towards a light source after which the brooches start to 'bloom'.
Music by Gigi Masin
Blooming Pink / Brooch, 2014 / Rigid Foam, Lacquer, Paint, Glue, PVC, Plexiglass, Remanium Steel
Blooming Blue / Brooch, 2014 / Rigid Foam, Lacquer, Paint, Glue, PVC, Plexiglass, Remanium Steel
Blooming YBO / Brooch, 2014 / Rigid Foam, Lacquer, Paint, Glue, PVC, Plexiglass, Remanium Steel
Blooming Rose / Brooch, 2014 / Rigid Foam, Lacquer, Paint, Glue, PVC, Plexiglass, Remanium Steel
Blooming Green / Brooch, 2014 / Rigid Foam, Lacquer, Paint, Glue, PVC, Plexiglass, Remanium Steel
Blooming Orange / Brooch, 2014 / Rigid Foam, Lacquer, Paint, Glue, PVC, Plexiglass, Remanium Steel
