#6: Is it possible!

MARTA MATTSON

"Sometimes I see beauty in things that other people find strange or are even repulsed by. I become fascinated when there is something you do not want to see and the feeling you get when you do not want to look at something, yet you still do. My jewelry deals with the tension that lies between attraction and repulsion. I take seemingly inappropriate materials, making ordinary and familiar objects seem extraordinary and unfamiliar.

In the 18th century many new breeds of animals and plants were discovered and it was the main era of cabinets of curiosities. People collected rarities because it gave them the feeling of being in the presence of something extraordinary and marvellous. The cabinets of curiosities were not meant to sympathize with the creatures on display, only marvel over their oddity. In a world where not many new and exotic breeds are discovered I use dead creatures in my pieces to evoke wonder. The creatures are transformed and reborn; given a new life as objects of astonishment". BY-MARTA MATTSON

BROOCH
Copper electroformed beetle, silver, resin, cubic zirconias, lacquer

BROOCH
Copper electroformed beetles, silver, resin, cubic zirconias, lacquer

BROOCH
Cicada wings, resin, crushed stone, glitter, silver

BROOCH
Cicada wings, resin, lacquer, glitter, silver

BROOCH
Wood, rose quartz, beetle, copper, plastic, resin, lacquer, silver

BROOCH
Copper electroformed spider, cubic zirconias, lacquer, resin, silver

BROOCH
Calfskin, silver

FLUTTERING
calfskin

BOUQUET
calfskin and sheepskin

{Reference: http://www.martamattsson.com}