I recently came across the work of Kali Arulpragasam, sister of rapper M.I.A and ex-ad executive who left the big game world of advertising to study jewelry design at Central Saint Martins London. She went on to create an edgy, avante garde jewelery line that highlights world issues through highly original pieces that push the traditional boundaries of form, design and reason.
Retailing under the London based label Superfertile I first caught sight of one of Kali's previous collections entitled 'Terrorism affects Tourism' while working on a jewelry project myself.
Intricately etched pieces which tell the story of countries torn by war and terrorism. Places we associate with strife and grief emblazoned and encapsulated on pendants for wearing, almost akin to armor.
In an interview to the New York Times, Kali of Sri Lankan origin voices, "There’s more to these countries than guys with guns standing in rubble."
"What are the plants like? What music are the kids listening to?" she asked and ventured to portray.
Images are hand-cut and plated together to create a mural in gold and silver: Haiti’s depicts children playing soccer under banana trees; Sudan’s shows cows and fishermen.
Some customers, Arulpragasam says, have taken to hanging them on the wall. “That’s the irony of it,” she mused. “People are treasuring them, while the actual nations are being destroyed.”
The necklaces, $800 to $1,000, can be custom-ordered from superfertile.com.
Retailing under the London based label Superfertile I first caught sight of one of Kali's previous collections entitled 'Terrorism affects Tourism' while working on a jewelry project myself.
Intricately etched pieces which tell the story of countries torn by war and terrorism. Places we associate with strife and grief emblazoned and encapsulated on pendants for wearing, almost akin to armor.In an interview to the New York Times, Kali of Sri Lankan origin voices, "There’s more to these countries than guys with guns standing in rubble."
"What are the plants like? What music are the kids listening to?" she asked and ventured to portray.
Images are hand-cut and plated together to create a mural in gold and silver: Haiti’s depicts children playing soccer under banana trees; Sudan’s shows cows and fishermen.
Some customers, Arulpragasam says, have taken to hanging them on the wall. “That’s the irony of it,” she mused. “People are treasuring them, while the actual nations are being destroyed.”
The necklaces, $800 to $1,000, can be custom-ordered from superfertile.com.
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