It was a lovely sunny day when I wandered past Craft Victoria to see Vikki Kassioras’s work ‘Three Muses‘ in the window (the space is officially known as ‘enCounter’).
photograph taken with gallery permission
I’ve admired Vikki’s work since seeing it at e.g.etal and on her blog. A necklace of hers at e.g.etal, with a large roughly faceted aquamarine, caught my eye a few months ago now… I went back recently to find that it had sold less than a week beforehand… it was lovely and I still sigh when I think about it!
installation
As I looked at the concrete necklaces I wondered how they’d feel to be worn – would they warm with the skin or remain slightly colder? How heavy would they feel (I like a bit of mass)? The silver of the surface-depleted elements are beautiful against the matt greys of the concrete.
The exhibition text states: “Vikki Kassioras fuses modern technologies and materials such as concrete with ancient motifs and traditional materials like silver into beautifully challenging yet wearable outcomes. This exhibition will showcase a selection of jewellery ‘offerings’ that explore new connections between classical mythology and the modern world.“
Vikki shares some more images of her work from ‘Three Muses‘ here. ‘Three Muses‘ is at Craft Victoria enCounter until 2nd May 2010.
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