vanitas

Brass, sterling silver & lemon quartz

This ring is a satirical take on the flamboyant attribute of stone set rings and influencer culture. The wearer’s intimacy and understanding of the bulk of the ring, is shielded away from view. Instead, she sees a distorted and inflated image of herself while the viewer is subjected to the array of stones that flash across the mirrored surface - dazzling the entrapped and discomforted wearer. 

In this photoshoot, I wanted to achieve a visible separation between the viewer and wearer by using the mirrored divider. In this image, her attitude and gorgeous complexion is totally overshadowed by the extravagance hanging over her most far reaching extremity. She is totally out of touch with the sprawling face of the ring and we do not get the full picture of her. We live in shadows of reflections, delusions, and distractions and I felt this image perfectly encapsulates this sentiment.