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European Connections

Exhibition  /  28 Apr 2018  -  09 Jun 2018
 
Published: 19.03.2018
Nikolay Sardamov. Brooch: The secret of the garden, 2018. Gold. Photo by: Mladen Penev. Butterflies with widely spread wings and beetles with long antennae are arranged in a circle with legs next to each other
. and they form brooches, pendants, rings and bangles.
. They also occur individually, as an ear stud sitting on the tip of the ear, or as a pin, nonchalantly crawling on the lapel.
. The insects are their own silhouettes: silver shadows, sometimes gilded or blackened.
. They sit in symmetric ornaments which grow into three-dimensional constructions and resemble flowers in bloom.
. The beetles and butterflies turn into petals. And the secret of the garden?
. Its flowers can spread their wings and fly away.. Nikolay Sardamov
Brooch: The secret of the garden, 2018
Gold
Photo by: Mladen Penev
Butterflies with widely spread wings and beetles with long antennae are arranged in a circle with legs next to each other
and they form brooches, pendants, rings and bangles.
They also occur individually, as an ear stud sitting on the tip of the ear, or as a pin, nonchalantly crawling on the lapel.
The insects are their own silhouettes: silver shadows, sometimes gilded or blackened.
They sit in symmetric ornaments which grow into three-dimensional constructions and resemble flowers in bloom.
The beetles and butterflies turn into petals. And the secret of the garden?
Its flowers can spread their wings and fly away.

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Intro
European Connections will showcase some of Europe’s leading jewellery designers, based in the UK and abroad. In Liverpool’s 10 Year anniversary as a Capital of Culture, this exhibition strives to celebrate and strengthen our ties with Europe in these uncertain times.