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Cracheh I by Marion Delarue

Necklace / Abstract

Published: 08.03.2017

Marion Delarue

Necklace
Cracheh I
2013
Korean traditional natural lacquer, inner tube, gold powder.
11 x 34 x 22.5 cm

From series:: Crachehs series

Marion Delarue. Necklace: Cracheh I, 2013. Korean traditional natural lacquer, inner tube, gold powder.. 11 x 34 x 22.5 cm. From series: Crachehs series.

Marion Delarue. Necklace: Cracheh I, 2013. Korean traditional natural lacquer, inner tube, gold powder.. 11 x 34 x 22.5 cm. From series: Crachehs series. On model
. The cracheh is a traditional Korean headdress, which is both puzzling and unsettling. It is made of an enormous mass of plaited hair twisted in a gigantic bun. To wear such a headdress, a woman must use extra hairpieces that she will plait with her own. As I was working with the rubber of the empty inner tube and the hair, which appeared to me dull, limp and lifeless, I also had in mind the shiny, thick and bouncy hair reminiscent of traditional korean lacquer. The round shape of the inner tube depicts the bun, which appears to have no beginning and no end, whereas the valve is a reminder of the golden stick pins that Korean women love to put in their hair to set off their deep black colour..

Marion Delarue

Necklace
Cracheh I
2013
Korean traditional natural lacquer, inner tube, gold powder.
11 x 34 x 22.5 cm

From series:: Crachehs series

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