They were once called microplastics 5

found plastic, nylon thread, silver 925

6 x 5 x 1 cm

In a dystopian future, where civilization as we know it is extinct, and primitive societies start building up again, the new gatherers start to collect what earth has to offer, in order to create body ornaments. This time around, it is not shells, metals and precious stones that they find in abundance, but it is plastic debris that covers their land. Intrigued by the flashy colours of this fictitious precious material, gatherers start collecting and assembling, transforming their findings into pieces that represent their identities. The history of crafts, techniques and jewellery is rewritten.

Embodying such gatherer, I collected material on shores, transforming it into the new jewellery.

Artist Bio:
Carla Movia (born in 1989 in Trieste, Italy) is a contemporary jewellery maker currently based in Trieste. She holds a BFA (2014) and MFA (2016) in Contemporary Jewellery and Body Ornament from Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School in Florence, Italy. She is currently working as an independent jewellery artist in Trieste, while occasionally teaching in Florence and showcasing her work worldwide.