(Re)membering explores the boundaries of what can be considered jewelry. In this work I found individuals with permanent scars on their bodies, usually scars with an unfavorable memory. I transformed these scars into objects of contemplation/beauty by gold-leafing their subtleties. The result is a visual transformation into a form of wearable art/jewelry. The photographic images are a way of memorializing the transformative event. I completed 15 of these transformations over a period of one year. A solo exhibition was mounted and included large-scale prints of the transformations (7 feet by 3 feet) and a symphony of voices (audio recordings of the participants) remembering the day the event occurred - which plays ambiently in the installation environment.

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