28/12/2025
This pieces are part of the traveling exhibition “Serenity Jewels”, curated by .acosta.paper.jewelry, at the moment, it can be seen at the gallery Beeld & Ambeeld, Enschede Netherlands. This exhibition will be until December 31.
Nesting Brooches
Year 2025
materials: Milk collector, paper, paper pulp, recycled fabric, canvas, acrylic paint, oil paint, garnets, stainless steel
The Nesting series offers a poetic and symbolic exploration of the concept of home, approached through the image of the nest as an archetype of protection, belonging, and origin. Through the language of art jewelry, these pieces take shape as micro-narratives that allude to the intimate —both personal and universal— process of building a refuge.
The nest, understood here beyond its biological function, becomes a metaphor for emotional memory, inner growth, and affective rootedness. Each brooch embodies a slow and patient process of construction, selection, and layering of fragments and small components that, in an intuitive and meditative manner, gradually give shape to the whole. The forms evoke organic structures, while the materials —chosen for their symbolic and sensory resonance— reinforce the idea of a delicate, subtle habitat in constant transformation.
Inspired by the phrase “home is where the heart is,” the series invites reflection on the search for home as an inner journey toward the vital and energetic center of the heart — rather than a territorial pursuit. A space that is inhabited through connection, intention, and emotional bonds.
