CONCEPT IDEA - SOFT POWER

Maison Margiela By Mark Borthwick

Maison Margiela By Mark Borthwick

My work is inspired by soft power,

it looks soft but actually has amazing power.

It seems like a space that I dream to create,

it exists between relationships and area.

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Dream require courage.

Courage is a quality that we tend to associate with conflict. 

We respect brave soldiers,

when they face powerful opponents and win,

we will treat them as heroes. 

But there is another courage in the world… 

“Fiona had alway been shot as a waif - tendrils of hair blowing )dressed in liege Out in some sort of lily field. She told me she wanted to chuck that scene and be a warrior woman in a suit of armor”. —- Joe Mcnally, The Monment It Clicks.

“Fiona had alway been shot as a waif - tendrils of hair blowing )dressed in liege Out in some sort of lily field. She told me she wanted to chuck that scene and be a warrior woman in a suit of armor”. —- Joe Mcnally, The Monment It Clicks.

There is a form of courage that is based on the same principle - personal vulnerability -

but does not put the protagonist in any direct physical danger.

It is a kind of psychological courage

that requires us to stand up uninvited and express our feelings

and thoughts in a public audience to a hostile audience.

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I express myself by creating jewelry.

As a jeweler,

I am inspired by the world and the moments that I experience.

Whatever experiences I go through they create emotions in me

and that is what triggers me to create jewelry pieces.

Noticing things is also a source of inspiration as I am observing the environment that surrounds me.

I use sterling silver wire and Argentium silver as my main material.

Silver wire is a very beautiful way to form expression,

for me,

the design process is related to how I see,

what I see and translate into metal.

I mainly rely on these materials because they match all expectations.

Additionally, they evoke in me a sense of soft feel and soft touch but is quite strong.

I can compare the piece to women;

—women are perceived to be vulnerable in some regards,

however,

we are the strongest.

Soft Power Has Infinite Possibility

Soft Power Has Infinite Possibility

We are blessed with patience,

humility,

and tolerance.

We have infinite possibilities.

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2002.  Art student  by Steve Mc Curry

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2002. Art student by Steve Mc Curry

There is a lady.

She was the kind of woman that no matter how litter space she tried to take up,

I could tell she was bigger that it.

I mean,

big like the stars.

Look deeper,

she is invincible.

This woman is so unafraid to be on the outside, if she feel it was the right thing.

Art class  at a Palestinian school, 1980.

Art class at a Palestinian school, 1980.

Women can never be afraid to be on the outside.

I want to make sure everyone has a space at that situation.

Olafur Elasson, Waterfall, 2004.

Olafur Elasson, Waterfall, 2004.

Like water, people take water for granted but it is a very important aspect of life that we need,

however,

water is powerful as one can drown in it,

it can cause floods and when there is no water people will die because of draught hence no food will be available and there will be no quenched thirst.

Big Mandarin, Mundubbera, Queensland, Australia.

Big Mandarin, Mundubbera, Queensland, Australia.

Female, water and sunshine all are signs of living and life.

Wincenty dunikowski -Duniko, 1976

Wincenty dunikowski -Duniko, 1976

if we reduce ourselves we can enlarge the work as a journey.

Issey Miyake by lrving Penn /Vogue 198

Issey Miyake by lrving Penn /Vogue 198

I imagine myself as a spring and wire —

thought goes through — repeat — how it can be developed.

Black cat auditions  for Edgar Allan Poe’s  ‘Tales of Terror’, 1961

Black cat auditions for Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Tales of Terror’, 1961

Bennie Julian Gay, 2018

Bennie Julian Gay, 2018

We are Minimal — Blanche — No director —

We hate to be ordered.

Landscape Absorber House Located in Gstaad, Switzerland.

Landscape Absorber House Located in Gstaad, Switzerland.

We need a comfortable space where good things come out.

The Legend of the Witches  - Malcolm Leigh - 1970 - UK

The Legend of the Witches - Malcolm Leigh - 1970 - UK

Above all,

I want to use a simple way express complex thoughts.

I put all my emotions into wire.

The process tells my story,

while I am weaving,

it builds a space to extend my jewelry to the world,

as a tiny wearable sculpture.