Breath/Nefes

Exhibition / OnlineOnly / 15 Dec 2020 - 31 Dec 2020

Published: 16.12.2020

Jewelry Links

: Istanbul
TURKEY

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Mail:: leylatarantotozdesign.com

Management:: Leyla Taranto

Brooch: Remains by Leyla Taranto, Toz Design.Leftover (scrap) picture frames, rhodium plated silver, stainless steel.. 2020.10 x 7 x 1 cmStatement: With this piece, I diverge from the opaque look of other pieces in my Remains collection, made from wood-frame scraps. Here I break the continuity of the surface by hollowing out some breathing room, providing a window to what the wearer has beneath the brooch..

Brooch: Remains by Leyla Taranto, Toz Design.Leftover (scrap) picture frames, rhodium plated silver, stainless steel.. 2020.10 x 7 x 1 cmSide view..

Set: Untitled by Burcu Sulek.Papier Mache, mixed media, silver and/or nickel.. 2020.Brooches: 10 x 6 x 2 cm, 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm; Earrings: 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm, 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cmStatement: Breathe collection is consciously designed to remind us of our unique light within. It stands for the incredible inner power that we have. It stands for our true nature and the true gifts we are born with. It declares that we are here to be ourselves fully, to tell our precious story to the world, to show what’s in our hearts boldly. No matter what the world taught us: fear, pressure, judgment, we are whole and beautiful just as we are. We are born not to blend in, but to shine..Brooches and earrings..

Set: 41 by Deniz Turan.Black sesame seeds, fabric, red thread, brass, stainless steel.. 2020Statement: As in some cultures, Anatolia people believe in the power of good energy-laden breath as they believe in the healing and protective power of words, colors, and numbers. Today, still, many people make various charms, amulets, or talismans by using such elements for good luck or protection against bad luck. This work is a shadow-copy of a charm that my grandmother made for me when I was a child. She used to make it by using a piece of blue fabric, red thread, and forty-one black sesame seeds and of course her own good energy-laden breath..

Pin: 41 by Deniz Turan.Fabric, red thread, brass, stainless steel.. 2020

Piece: Breath is life… the first, the last, and everything in between by Canan Durukal.Parchement.. 2020.12 x 13 x 3 cm

Brooch: Untitled by Senay Akin.Recycled umbrella fabric, stainless steel.. 2020.15 x 15 cmStatement: When I put my consciousness to my breath, I suddenly remember that every moment is fugacious. Then I am reminded to stay on the lighter side, embrace life, and be joyful..

Necklace: Solo II by Burcu Buyukunal.Sterling silver, synthetic cord.. 2020.5 x 7.5 x 0.07 cmStatement: In a troubled period, I sat down at my jeweler's bench to get some relief and started sawing the silver sheet I had. I cut boring and straight lines in dense order as the output of my moments of emptying my head and breathing. This work is also a symbol of my longing for the lone woman within me..

Neckpiece: Sipiritum Pulmonem by Gulnur Ozdaglar.Plastic bottle, fishing line, silicone piping.. 2020.20 x 40 cmStatement: Every living day, thousands of times, humans take in the emptiness and creates a thing out of this void. Death lets the inhaled breath be exhaled one last time. That is the absolute final thing that death, inherent all along as it seems, allows us....

Body piece: Rayiha by Filiz Ates.Copper plumbing pipe, lemon peel.. 2020.2 x 3 x 1 cm.Photo by: Ahmet GülkokanUnique pieceStatement: Rayiha, meaning fragrance in Turkish, is a nosepiece shaped by an era where breathing got a special meaning. It is a response to the pandemic that is choking the world, a tool that allows the wearer to take a deep breath, to appreciate the sense of smell. Rayiha is also an expression of longing for a world where every breath we take is filled with peace and joy..

Body piece: Rayiha by Filiz Ates.Lemon peel.. 2020.2 x 3 x 1 cm.Photo by: Ahmet GülkokanUnique piece

Brooch: Untitled by Gozde Erdogan.Silver, acrylic paint.. 2020.8 x 6.5 x 2.5 cmStatement: Breathing is a vital motion from inside towards outside and vice versa. It belongs to all the living kind. Has humankind ever thought that a fundamental motive could become a compromised matter of surviving?.

Brooch: Untitled by Hakan Aktug.Party blowout whistle, polyurethane, brass.. 2020.Left: 6 x 2 x 1.5 cm; Right: 13 x 2 x 1.5 cmStatement: Every breath is worth celebrating..

Necklace: Sea Breeze by Ela Cindoruk.Found iron chain, 925 silver rhodium plated.. 2021.49 cmStatement: During these unprecedented times when I was away from my workshop, materials, and tools, it was a breath for me to experiment with the things that caught my mind - found objects, construction materials, and pieces from nature around where I live..

Necklace: Oxygen / O2 by Nazan Pak.Brass, 925 oxidized silver.. 2021.21 x 21 cmStatement: I never thought breathing would become a luxury one day..

Necklace: I love flowers by Selen Özus.Porcelain, plastic beads, thread.. 2021.37 x 17 x 1.5 cmStatement: We breathed together in the homes we took shelter in. They made our air more breathable. They gave us joy..

Ring: Inner Child by Feyzal Baykut.Oxidized silver.. 2021Statement: This piece is a ring and also a tool for reconnecting with my inner child so I can remember things that once were very simple and joyful..

Hold your Breath
Ezgi Okur
2020

Materials: Watch, candles.
Statement: Sometimes you have to be patient.
Sometimes the breath we can’t take,
Sometimes the breath we can’t give

Will enlighten us in time.

Leyla Taranto
Toz Design
Brooch: Remains, 2020
Leftover (scrap) picture frames, rhodium plated silver, stainless steel.
10 x 7 x 1 cm

Statement: With this piece, I diverge from the opaque look of other pieces in my Remains collection, made from wood-frame scraps. Here I break the continuity of the surface by hollowing out some breathing room, providing a window to what the wearer has beneath the brooch.

Leyla Taranto
Toz Design
Brooch: Remains, 2020
Leftover (scrap) picture frames, rhodium plated silver, stainless steel.
10 x 7 x 1 cm

Side view.

Burcu Sulek
Set: Untitled, 2020
Papier Mache, mixed media, silver and/or nickel.
Brooches: 10 x 6 x 2 cm, 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm; Earrings: 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm, 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm

Statement: Breathe collection is consciously designed to remind us of our unique light within. It stands for the incredible inner power that we have. It stands for our true nature and the true gifts we are born with. It declares that we are here to be ourselves fully, to tell our precious story to the world, to show what’s in our hearts boldly. No matter what the world taught us: fear, pressure, judgment, we are whole and beautiful just as we are. We are born not to blend in, but to shine.

Brooches and earrings.

Deniz Turan
Set: 41, 2020
Black sesame seeds, fabric, red thread, brass, stainless steel.

Statement: As in some cultures, Anatolia people believe in the power of good energy-laden breath as they believe in the healing and protective power of words, colors, and numbers. Today, still, many people make various charms, amulets, or talismans by using such elements for good luck or protection against bad luck. This work is a shadow-copy of a charm that my grandmother made for me when I was a child. She used to make it by using a piece of blue fabric, red thread, and forty-one black sesame seeds and of course her own good energy-laden breath.

Deniz Turan
Pin: 41, 2020
Fabric, red thread, brass, stainless steel.
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Canan Durukal
Piece: Breath is life… the first, the last, and everything in between, 2020
Parchement.
12 x 13 x 3 cm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Senay Akin
Brooch: Untitled, 2020
Recycled umbrella fabric, stainless steel.
15 x 15 cm

Statement: When I put my consciousness to my breath, I suddenly remember that every moment is fugacious. Then I am reminded to stay on the lighter side, embrace life, and be joyful.

Burcu Buyukunal
Necklace: Solo II, 2020
Sterling silver, synthetic cord.
5 x 7.5 x 0.07 cm

Statement: In a troubled period, I sat down at my jeweler's bench to get some relief and started sawing the silver sheet I had. I cut boring and straight lines in dense order as the output of my moments of emptying my head and breathing. This work is also a symbol of my longing for the lone woman within me.

Gulnur Ozdaglar
Neckpiece: Sipiritum Pulmonem, 2020
Plastic bottle, fishing line, silicone piping.
20 x 40 cm

Statement: Every living day, thousands of times, humans take in the emptiness and creates a thing out of this void. Death lets the inhaled breath be exhaled one last time. That is the absolute final thing that death, inherent all along as it seems, allows us...

Filiz Ates
Body piece: Rayiha, 2020
Copper plumbing pipe, lemon peel.
2 x 3 x 1 cm
Photo by: Ahmet Gülkokan

Statement: Rayiha, meaning fragrance in Turkish, is a nosepiece shaped by an era where breathing got a special meaning. It is a response to the pandemic that is choking the world, a tool that allows the wearer to take a deep breath, to appreciate the sense of smell. Rayiha is also an expression of longing for a world where every breath we take is filled with peace and joy.

Filiz Ates
Body piece: Rayiha, 2020
Lemon peel.
2 x 3 x 1 cm
Photo by: Ahmet Gülkokan
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Gozde Erdogan
Brooch: Untitled, 2020
Silver, acrylic paint.
8 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm

Statement: Breathing is a vital motion from inside towards outside and vice versa. It belongs to all the living kind. Has humankind ever thought that a fundamental motive could become a compromised matter of surviving?

Hakan Aktug
Brooch: Untitled, 2020
Party blowout whistle, polyurethane, brass.
Left: 6 x 2 x 1.5 cm; Right: 13 x 2 x 1.5 cm

Statement: Every breath is worth celebrating.

Ela Cindoruk
Necklace: Sea Breeze, 2021
Found iron chain, 925 silver rhodium plated.
49 cm

Statement: During these unprecedented times when I was away from my workshop, materials, and tools, it was a breath for me to experiment with the things that caught my mind - found objects, construction materials, and pieces from nature around where I live.

Nazan Pak
Necklace: Oxygen / O2, 2021
Brass, 925 oxidized silver.
21 x 21 cm

Statement: I never thought breathing would become a luxury one day.

Selen Özus
Necklace: I love flowers, 2021
Porcelain, plastic beads, thread.
37 x 17 x 1.5 cm

Statement: We breathed together in the homes we took shelter in. They made our air more breathable. They gave us joy.

Feyzal Baykut
Ring: Inner Child, 2021
Oxidized silver.

Statement: This piece is a ring and also a tool for reconnecting with my inner child so I can remember things that once were very simple and joyful.

Jewelry Links, the Turkish contemporary jewelry collective, will launch its first online exhibition to accommodate restrictions created by the Covid-19 pandemic. For the exhibition, each day one member of the collective will present a piece of work expressing one of the many meanings of breath and breathing.

Artist list

Hakan Aktuğ, Şenay Akın, Filiz Ates, Feyzal Baykut, Burcu Büyükünal, Ela Cindoruk, Canan Durukal, Gözde Erdoğan, Ezgi Okur, Nazan Pak, Burcu Sülek, Leyla Taranto, Deniz Turan, Gülnur Özdağlar, Selen Özus

We are in a sliver of time where breathing is no longer taken for granted. It is filtered through masks, constantly drawing attention to itself, its fragility. We now find ourselves frequently meditating on what an ordinary involuntary activity we partake in 86,400 times a day means to us.

The exhibition will be available for viewing via the @Jewelry_Links Instagram account.

Selected Artists and Award Winners at JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair 2019.

Jewelry Links

: Istanbul
TURKEY

: Instagram Jewelry Links; Facebook Jewelry Links

Mail:: leylatarantotozdesign.com

Management:: Leyla Taranto

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