Mother of Pearl

Artist statement

At times, we experience moments that shatter us into pieces. Yet fragmentation can also become a path toward healing, allowing us to let go of our attachments and open ourselves to others.

Mother-of-pearl carries a deeply personal memory of my childhood and my mother's mother-of-pearl cabinet, where countless small fragments came together to create a luminous whole.

In Pearl Cube, these fragments connect memory with the present. Each piece carries its own light, yet together they become part of something larger. Through this process, fragmentation transforms into connection, and what is broken begins to shine again.

Artist statement

Transformation begins when we let go of our rigid sense of self and the desires that keep us at the center. By releasing what we cling to, we create space for connection, allowing individual fragments to become part of something greater.

In this series, I cover discarded tree branches with fragments of mother-of-pearl, giving new life to what has been abandoned. Through this process, the branches become vessels of renewal, revealing a quiet radiance born from letting go, connection, and transformation.