Expand and contract. It’s what we do. Just as we know the sun will rise in the morning and set in the evening, we also know that as we move through this life our hearts, our minds, our bodies and our worlds will continue to expand and contract. 25 year old Sarah Kelly’s debut collection of paper jewelry was designed “to expand and contract so that its movement is synchronized with that of the wearer.”
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Nexus
Influenced by the Victorian corset, Kelly (Saloukee) explores the concept of restriction with each piece. Look carefully and you see that she combines cutting and folding, negative space and solid form, impermanence of material and permanence of memory – the combination makes her work sing.
Revolution
The work embraces a hopeful optimisim that lifts us up and she successfully shifts us from contraction to expansion; from negative to positive; from static to animated; from stagnant to flowing. A lovely reminder that all of these states work their magic on us if we let them.
Solitary Efflux
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