set by: the sea
2026
In the series: A, B, C, D, E
glass, iron / copper, fishing rope, fishing lines, fishing hooks, fishing weights, stainless steel
This series of wearable works exploring the relationship between humans and the sea, a source of life and wonder, a resource to exploit, and a force that inspires fear and respect. Cast glass is central: its transparency and transformation through casting parallel water, and within it appear marine forms, traces of the seabed, and traces of human activity. The series draws on the ancient technique of casting in cuttlebone, which gives form to what happens unseen inside the mold, and incorporates recycled fishing lines, sinkers, and hooks collected along the coast by environmental activist Tal Raz. The language of jewelry also raises questions of partnership and belonging: social structures define boundaries, yet attachment can extend the self into something larger.
Both the kiln and the sea are spaces where she must relinquish sight and control: the glass disappears into the kiln, just as the sea conceals processes shaped by human action, and in both cases the outcome can only be encountered afterward. The mold's hidden "magic" and the recycled fishing waste, which carries its past into a new system, reflect this same logic of transformation beyond view. The openings and voids she returns to, like the ring's hollow, mark the limits of knowledge, places where something can pass or change. She decides what to send in; the rest happens where she has no eyes.Pendant and brooch (A,B) exhibiting - Aqua, Ambra, Aquila (2026), Kruunu - Finnish Watch and Jewellery Museum, Espoo, Finlandphotos by Naama Ben Porat