Silhouette Neckpiece

In the last week I also worked on the Segments of Gooseberry plant silhouettes that was inspired by Kelly Jean Conroy's neckpiece which is made up of outlines and silhouettes of twigs, flowers and butterflies. Conroy uses these images in her work as they form part of her childhood memories. I think in a way,  this is a a form of self reflection, as she states in her bio that an item of jewellery is a " tangible object to be worn on one’s outer layer  " and that deep emotion, sorrow associated with death in Conroy's case,  is something that is present in our inner most layers. She uses jewellery to bring out her inner most emotion in the form of tangeable objects. The images from her childhood have become representations or symbols of her emotions associated with death.

Segments of Silhouettes

In a way, my idea of the work that I am creating is also similar to that of Conroy's not just visually but also conceptually. I use imagery of nature seen around me as symbols to represent the current phase of my life and the emotions/feelings/happenings that occur within this period of time. When I have fully completed this piece I will understand the full meaning behind it. For now, the silhouette images of one Gooseberry plant taken at different angles  represent the different areas of my life. the images are made up of one plant, but at different perspectives, just like my one life that is made up of many aspects. My Btech, my work, my family, my relationship and my social life. All these together shape the way that I see the world and how I think.