BROTHERS

THIS BRASS AND CLOISONNÉ BRACELET IS A PIECE OF WEARABLE STORYTELLING. A MATERIAL EXPLORATION OF THE COMPLEX, UNBREAKABLE BOND BETWEEN MY BROTHER AND I. THE POLISHED BRASS CHAIN EMBODIES MY OWN AESTHETIC AND APPRECIATION FOR THE FINER THINGS, WHILE THE WET-PACKED COPPER CLOISONNÉ FEATURES A CAMOUFLAGE MOTIF. A NOD TO HIS RURAL LIFESTYLE AND LOVE FOR HUNTING. THE PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE PIECE IS JUST AS DEEPLY SYMBOLIC AS THE MATERIALS. LOOK CLOSELY AT THE SETTINGS: THE ENAMELED COPPER ELEMENTS AND THEIR BASE PLATES ARE DELIBERATELY MISALIGNED. THIS INTENTIONAL SHIFT ILLUSTRATES HOW TWO INDIVIDUALS CAN SHARE THE EXACT SAME FOUNDATION, YET REMAIN FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. FINALLY, THESE CONTRASTING ELEMENTS ARE SECURED TOGETHER USING PURPOSELY SHARP, POINTED PRONGS. IT SERVES AS A FIERCELY PROTECTIVE MECHANISM, A FINAL PHYSICAL REMINDER THAT ANY ATTEMPT TO SEVER THIS CONNECTION AND FORCE US APART WILL BE MET WITH RESISTANCE AND PAIN.