Pagoda II

2021

Anodised aluminium, silicone, silver, steel, brass, magnets.

Still life photography by John Moore. Model photography by Chris Bulezuik

This is the second in a series of necklaces inspired, in part, by the sweeping curves of a pagoda parasol. After a phase of focussing on monochromatic pieces made predominantly from silver, Moore returns to anodised aluminium and the freedom to create colourful works on a large scale. Multiple plates of metal overlap, like scales, feathers or petals, which Moore considers to be among the most spectacular displays of movement, shape and colour in the natural world.

In November 2021 The Pagoda II necklace featured in Force of Nature at Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery, London, curated by Melanie Grant. It has subsequently appeared along side the Lacewing as part of {Queer}+{Metals} 2022, a Craftspace exhibition co-curated by Dauvit Alexander and Deirdre Figueiredo in collaboration with Rebekah Frank.