The starting point of the collection is family jewelry: objects that have been passed down, sometimes damaged, incomplete, or that have simply lost their function over time. These are objects we keep, often at the bottom of a drawer, without really using them, but to which a strong emotional value remains attached. Even when they are no longer worn, they continue to hold a presence, a memory, like small archaeological traces of family life.
For each object, the work begins with a phase of observation. I try to understand what it is made of, what it gives off, and what it could become. This process builds up gradually. Sometimes, simply taking the object out of the drawer and looking at it is enough: I then feel the urge to keep it as it is. Other times, I begin to explore its material by transforming it. Each piece calls for a different approach and imposes its own rhythm of transformation.