Nicole Schuster
Before Dawn
Bracelet
925 and 800 Silver partly Oxidized, Aluminium, Dyed Nylon, Dyed Acrylic Plastic, Acrylic Paint, Lacquer
After Dawn
Necklace
925 Silver, Aluminium, Dyed Nylon, Dyed Acrylic Plastic, Acrylic Paint, Lacquer
Before Dawn
Necklace
925 Silver Oxidized, Aluminium, Nylon Plastic, Dyed Acrylic Plastic, Acrylic Paint, Lacquer
Rising
Necklace
925 Silver Oxidized, Aluminium, Dyed Nylon, Dyed Acrylic Plastic, Acrylic Paint, Lacquer
The Persistent
Necklace
925 and 800 Silver partly Oxidized, Aluminium, Dyed Nylon, Dyed Acrylic Plastic, Acrylic Paint, Lacquer
Concerned about the impact of human behavior on planet earth, future prognosis, and the substantial importance of an intact nature for all life, my work reflects on survival and power in a man made world; an interaction, that lies between integration, adaptation, and suppression. These works are about transition, persistent striving, and a last chance of growing out of an impossible place to evolve – or disappear forever.
Alongside recycled silver, I have used plastics that were made for me and that could survive me in time, to underline the contrast to sustainability. On the contrary, I have used these colorful plastics for elements that symbolize thriving nature, the true element that should outlive all of us – not the other way around.