Jesse Laughter Living Memory (A Thief's Necklace

Jesse Laughter

Living Memory (A Thiefs Necklace)

Metals and jewelry; copper, patina, pyrex, resin, plastic, cubic zircnia, topaz, flies, sugar, honey, salt, flannel.

Artist Statement

Almost one hundred hand fabricated spikes hold the necklace to the wearer, like a burr that clings to clothing after a walk through the woods. The acid etched images on both the front and back of each panel interact with the objects under glass to construct retrospective narratives "in vision," surrounding appropriated objects that have accumulated on the wearer's body. The panels are connected with hand fabricated jump rings, and a topaz is set into each.