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THE MONKEY INSIDE
brooches
material: gold-, silver-, copper-plated brass
year: 2017
photography: Claudia Fahlbusch
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What do you feel in a constantly self-optimizing society? What does performance mean to you? In this collection I have dealt with these questions. The different monkey faces express the feelings we have in a performance-oriented society. The monkeys refer to our instincts and natural feelings. They are gold, silver and bronze-coloured to remind us of a medal.
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