Julie Kleom & Maria Gorgon (Ukraine)
JULIE KLEOM
&
MARIA GORGON
Collection concept: Salt. Woman. Form.
The first part of the collection by Julie Kleom is made of salt: "You see a pack of salt that was produced in the Ukrainian city of Artemivsk, which is now destroyed. Impressions were removed from handmade salt molds and metal ornaments were cast. The symbolic image of a woman and other forms resemble artifacts thrown out of the salty sea, just as many Ukrainians have now been thrown out of their native land. Ukrainian salt became a metaphor and the basis of this collection."
The second part of the collection from Maria Gorgon: "My porcelain jewelry is a reinterpretation of ancient Ukrainian sculptures and forms. They are like a symbol of strength and indomitability and fragility at the same time."
