Galerie Marzee Exhibition
Galerie Marzee, Holland
21st August 2016 - 29th October 2016
A selection of Ambrin's work is now on exhibition at the Galerie Marzee International Graduate Show!
Prayer Rings "Holy Wine"
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Ambrin collects what she considers to be 'contemporary prayers'. These are quotes and citations that appear in popular culture that in some way allude to the divine and holy. 'Prayer Rings' are inscribed with a 'contemporary prayer'. The rings are worn in pairs with one on each hand so that when you bring your hands together to pray, you will feel the rings fit together on the inside.
This 'Prayer Rings' is inscribed with the following contemporary prayer...
"You're my blood"
"You're my holy wine"
- inspired by Joni Mitchell's A Case Of You
Rose gold plated sterling silver
Handmade to order by Ambrin
Texture and text shape may vary
For more information or to place an order please email
ambrin@ambrin.co.uk
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Lady Luck allows the wearer to pursue a fantasy of gold through the embodiment of chance culture and good fortune. The hand-pierced, silver plate scratch card features one winning golden panel and five copper panels of dissapointment. The work explores the 'toolification' of coins as a medium for scratching scratch cards in pursuit of greater financial reward. The scratching rings are crafted using cut coins and celebrate physical practicalities of metal versus the role metals play in monetary lore.
Lady Luck is part of the Fool's Gold series. The Fool's Gold treasures see the transformation of everyday objects under the imagined lens of a 21st century midas touch. The work investigates conventionally 'valuable' materials and their characteristics in order to examine how the functionality and use value of contemporary objects might be comprimised through the dystopian pursuit for 'luxury'. Each item transformed holds particular significance in representing lived socio-economic narrative.