Saimaa University of Applied Sciences. Degree Show 2017

Exhibition / 22 Apr 2017 - 27 May 2017

Published: 29.05.2017

Pendant: Horny by Jussi Järvinen.24 k gilded brass, carabiner, rope, wood, copper, ceramics.. 2017.Photo by: Jussi Järvinen.
. Horny series consists of fifteen horns made of different materials. Horns can be worn like pendants on the body. They show diversity of masculinity and comment gender normativity. Various features of the horns question confined understanding of masculinity.
. The purpose of the study was to investigate masculinity through jewellery art. The thesis dealt with the interface between horns and masculinity through gender studies for example. Horn jewellery was also examined from the point of view of relation between men and jewellery.
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Jussi Järvinen
Pendant: Horny, 2017
24 k gilded brass, carabiner, rope, wood, copper, ceramics.
Photo by: Jussi Järvinen

Horny series consists of fifteen horns made of different materials. Horns can be worn like pendants on the body. They show diversity of masculinity and comment gender normativity. Various features of the horns question confined understanding of masculinity.
The purpose of the study was to investigate masculinity through jewellery art. The thesis dealt with the interface between horns and masculinity through gender studies for example. Horn jewellery was also examined from the point of view of relation between men and jewellery.