A FACE LARGELY DEFINES IDENTITY AND APPEARANCE. THROUGH A FACE WE RECOGNIZE AND IDENTIFY PEOPLE. WE CAN READ OTHER’S INNER SELVES FROM THEIR APPEARANCE. IDENTITY IS A COLLECTION OF ELEMENTS THAT ARE MIRRORED ON YOUR APPEARANCE. BUT WHAT IS THIS COLLECTION?

STUDYING THIS QUESTION I TOOK AN EVERYDAY OBJECT – A MANDARIN. BESIDES THE FACT THAT FOOD IS ESSENTIAL TO US, FOOD IS ALSO A WAY WE IDENTIFY OURSELVES.
IN THE PROCESS I COMPLETELY DECONSTRUCTED THE MANDARIN AND BECAME INSPIRED BY EACH ELEMENT, CREATING A PIECE OF JEWELLERY CONNECTED TO IT. THE WOOD-LIKE SURFACE OF THE PEELS INSPIRED ME TO MAKE WOODEN BROOCHES; THEY HAVE CERTAIN PERMEABILITY, SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE PEEL. THE FRAGILE AND BRITTLE WHITE THREATS INSPIRED ME TO WORK WITH PORCELAIN AND THE LITTLE ORANGE CELLS INSIDE OF A SLICE – TO WORK WITH SILICON. I WANTED TO SIMULTANEOUSLY SHOW THE REPETITION AND THE DIVERSITY OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS.

I TRAVELLED FROM THE OUTER PEEL TO THE INNER CELLS. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A PERHAPS EVEN SCIENTIFIC VIEW OF THE MANDARIN. EVERY ELEMENT IS GIVEN ITS OWN ATTENTION BECAUSE TOGETHER THEY MAKE THE IDENTITY OF A MANDARIN.