As part of our exhibition, I collaborated with contemporary jewellery artist Robyn Galway to create our PROTEOPATHIC SEEDS. These are brooch pins that are to be worn with the aim to deteriorate.
As makers, we found both of us had an understanding and experience of having a relative with Alzheimer's Disease and decided to produce something physical to represent those conversations. All proceeds from our brooch pins are donated in aid of the Alzheimer's Society.
I loved working with Robyn, she is an amazing maker and extremely inspiring, I'm looking forward to our next collaborative project as I'm sure there will be many.
Here is our little statement explaining the purpose of the brooches and what they represent, hopefully it will give a greater understanding of how this disease begins.
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Pin brooches in petri dishes; porcelain, plastic & surgical steel.
In medicine, ‘proteopathy’ refers to a type of disease in which certain proteins become structurally abnormal and thereby disrupt the function of cells, tissues and organs of the body. The first abnormal protein cell cluster is referred to as a proteopathic seed. One of the most commonly known diseases that begins this way is Alzheimer’s disease. Slowly, these seeds grow and overtake regular proteins, disrupting the functioning of the brain with their chemical imbalance. Overtime, the brain suffers atrophy, memories are lost and barely physical reminders of the person remain.
Through collaboration, contemporary jewellery artist Robyn Galway and I produced Proteopathic Seed pins as part of MUD’s ‘Of a Person’. Made from porcelain, plastic & surgical steel, these seeds are to be worn with intention to deteriorate – to be shaped by the challenges everyday life brings, slowly losing its structure from the disease being worn externally. The high fired structure of the porcelain is embedded in the plastic, overtime the porcelain will depreciate away, mimicking the decline caused by the seed.
Proceeds from each Proteopathic Seed are donated in aid of Alzheimer's Society.
In medicine, ‘proteopathy’ refers to a type of disease in which certain proteins become structurally abnormal and thereby disrupt the function of cells, tissues and organs of the body. The first abnormal protein cell cluster is referred to as a proteopathic seed. One of the most commonly known diseases that begins this way is Alzheimer’s disease. Slowly, these seeds grow and overtake regular proteins, disrupting the functioning of the brain with their chemical imbalance. Overtime, the brain suffers atrophy, memories are lost and barely physical reminders of the person remain.
Through collaboration, contemporary jewellery artist Robyn Galway and I produced Proteopathic Seed pins as part of MUD’s ‘Of a Person’. Made from porcelain, plastic & surgical steel, these seeds are to be worn with intention to deteriorate – to be shaped by the challenges everyday life brings, slowly losing its structure from the disease being worn externally. The high fired structure of the porcelain is embedded in the plastic, overtime the porcelain will depreciate away, mimicking the decline caused by the seed.
Proceeds from each Proteopathic Seed are donated in aid of Alzheimer's Society.
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