I consider keys and their fobs to be “power objects”. Keys allow us to access and protect mobility devices, places, items, and information. Fobs can be chosen as commemorative and status markers, and more easily help us locate and identify a cluster of keys. The fob travels with us as life companions, and are present at significant transitions.
The photo viewer as a key fob, struck me as poignant in that it holds a hidden image that can be individually observed when held to the eye. I have collected numerous photo viewers from a variety of sources and the images range from beloved muscle cars, to meteorite craters, to bat mitzvahs.
When wearing a charm necklace of photo viewers, people of a certain age will recognize that images reside within each and often ask to have a look. Younger people may want to know what the necklace is made of. I love the conversations that ensue. As a part of the found object jewelry series, this group of necklaces invites connection and remembering. What we wear as humans, including the objects we transport on our bodies, can speak to our desire to understand our humanness through interactions we have with people everyday.
The photo viewer as a key fob, struck me as poignant in that it holds a hidden image that can be individually observed when held to the eye. I have collected numerous photo viewers from a variety of sources and the images range from beloved muscle cars, to meteorite craters, to bat mitzvahs.
When wearing a charm necklace of photo viewers, people of a certain age will recognize that images reside within each and often ask to have a look. Younger people may want to know what the necklace is made of. I love the conversations that ensue. As a part of the found object jewelry series, this group of necklaces invites connection and remembering. What we wear as humans, including the objects we transport on our bodies, can speak to our desire to understand our humanness through interactions we have with people everyday.
