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Open, Closed, Ajar: The Allegorical Locket by Heather White

Exhibition  /  15 Jun 2024  -  05 Jul 2024
 
Published: 11.06.2024
Heather White. Necklace: Four-In-One, 2024. Nickel silver, Velvet, Velvet ribbon. 11 x 10.5 x 1.5 cm.. Photo by: Heather White. Heather White
Necklace: Four-In-One, 2024
Nickel silver, Velvet, Velvet ribbon
11 x 10.5 x 1.5 cm.
Photo by: Heather White
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Intro
In this exhibition, Heather White reconsiders the locket, an ancient, book-like binary form. Since antiquity, lockets have been worn for myriad symbolic and sentimental purposes— often concealing tiny enamel paintings, images, ashes, locks of hair, or other keepsakes or good luck charms.