Rachel Darbourne

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Published: 03.11.2016

Rachel Darbourne

: Flameworks, 7 Richmond Walk
PL1 4LL - Plymouth
UNITED KINGDOM

: Website Rachel Darbourne

Mail:: racheldarbournehotmail.co.uk

Phone:: 07931 226806

Rachel Darbourne
Piece: My Little Donkey Part 1-8, 2015
Brooch: One grey donkey, polyester filing, ruthenium plated copper and stainless steel
Necklace: Remains of one grey donkey, polyester filing, satin cord, ribbon and ruthenium plated
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Necklace: FeetUs
One pink bear, polyester filling, velvet ribbon, buttons, gold plated copper.
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Brooch: Nubbin, 2013
Remains of a pink pig, polyester filling, gold plated copper, stainless steel.
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Brooch: Piggy’s Pink Nose, 2015
Another pink piggy, polyester filing, gold plated copper, stainless steel.
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Brooch: Trotters, 2015
The last of pink piggy, gold plated copper, stainless steel.
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Brooch: Orchid, 2015
Yet another pink piggy, gold plated copper, stainless steel.
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Piece: Bunny 7, 2014
One bunny rabbit, satin cord, stuffing, gold plated copper, stainless steel
Various sizes
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
6 Brooches and 1 Necklace
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Rachel Darbourne
Brooch: Trophy, 2013
One blue elephant, satin, powder coated copper and stainless steel
84mm x 192mm x 68mm
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Necklace: Sac, 2013
One teddy bear body, one orange teddy bear arm, satin cord, plastic pellets, gold plated copper
90mm x 106mm x 85mm
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Brooch: Udder Piece, 2013
One cow, button, gold plated silver, stuffing, flocked magnet
120mm tail + 80mm x 70mm x 50mm body
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Brooch: Prized Piggy, 2013
One small pink piggy, powder coated copper, stainless steel
90mm x 108mm x 38mm
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Brooch: Brown Nose #1, 2013
Nose from teddy bear, stuffing, gold plated silver, stainless steel
45mm x 48mm x 36mm
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Necklace: Unicorn Dreaming, 2013
One blue Unicorn, stuffing, velour cord
220mm (including tail) x 110mm x 110mm
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Brooch: Fuzzy Blue, 2013
One very fuzzy bear, blue plastic hook, gold plated copper, stainless steel
84mm x 74mm x 80mm
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne
Brooch: Ambiguous, 2013
Body and foot pad from one bear, stuffing, gold plated copper, stainless steel
110mm x 80mm x 70mm
Photo by: Rod Gonzalez
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Rachel Darbourne is a British artist living and practicing in Plymouth. With a MA in Jewellery, Silversmithing and Related Products from the Birmingham School of Jewellery, Darbourne is an active member of the contemporary jewellery community. Her artistic practice explores her personal perceptions and confusions about the world and reflects upon the politics, psychology, philosophy, and the seemingly existential predisposition to violence of human nature. Darbourne is currently the co-curator of SENSEability with Drew Markou which will open in Munich during Schmuck 2015.

Statement

There was a murder.
There was little understanding.
The crimes escalated.
Enlightenment dawned.
The greed for bodies is now insatiable……
A warning - be wary for your discarded childhood memories, the token of love generously given yet discarded……
Emotional and physical transgressions, dismemberment, disfigurement, sexual-mutation, all perpetrated against the sacred, the innocent transitional object.
Oh what fun……

CV

Rachel Darbourne, United Kingdom.

Education:
2011-2013 Masters in Jewellery, Silversmithing and Related Products at the Birmingham School of Jewellery. Distinction.
1990- 1994 BA (hons) 2:1 in Jewellery, Middlesex University.

Residency:
2013-2014 Artist in Residence on the MA at the School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University

Exhibitions:
2014 AIRcraft, School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University.
2013 Makeway MA show, School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University | Marzee Graduate Show, The Netherlands
2012 Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey, Devon
2011 Jewellery Showcase - Recycling, Ferrers Gallery, Leicestershire, UK | Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey, Devon | Black and Red, Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, Wales | Showcase, Yorkshire Sculpture Par, UK
2010 Reinventing the Everyday, RBSA, Birmingham, UK
1996-1997 recycling: Forms for the Next Century - Austerity for Posterity, launched at Crafts Council Gallery, UK

Curation:
2015 March, SENSEability joint curator with Drew Markou. Studio Gabi Green, as part of Schmuck15
2014-2015 Assistant curator for Laura Bradshaw Heap, Suspended in Green

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Rachel Darbourne

: Flameworks, 7 Richmond Walk
PL1 4LL - Plymouth
UNITED KINGDOM

: Website Rachel Darbourne

Mail:: racheldarbournehotmail.co.uk

Phone:: 07931 226806