Nesting with the Other: An Exploration of Symbiotic Relationships With Termite Others. Master Thesis by Willemien Bruwer at PXL-MAD School of Arts

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Published: 27.01.2025

Brooch: Reorganized by Willemien Bruwer.PU resin, apricot tree wood. 2023.11 x 5 cmUnique piece

Willemien Bruwer
Brooch: Reorganized, 2023
PU resin, apricot tree wood
11 x 5 cm
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The main focus of my research will be on the social behaviours that are stimulated throughout the process of nest building that can be found in Nature.

My research will yield a creative series that challenges humanist concepts and our exclusion and control over Nature. My creation of jewellery pieces that activate a two-way mirror through which to observe, notice, and realise that we are part of the animal world.

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