Connections
It’s You was exhibited as part of the group exhibition Connections during Budapest Jewellery Week in 2020. The series focuses on hands—appearing in various forms and numbers—as symbols of human connection. Hands are the parts of our body that can physically reach out, touch, and hold; they carry the power to express longing for another, and to reveal the equality we share in that desire.
At the time of creating this work, I felt isolated, misunderstood, and like an outsider. Through this collection, I gave shape to feelings of loneliness and vulnerability that are often hidden or silenced.
Expressing such intimate emotions through jewellery became an act of empowerment, transforming pain into visibility. It’s You marked my first steps in using jewellery as a tool for self-discovery and as a medium for communicating feelings that are often difficult to put into words.
It’s You
Childhood memory
(gloves on strings)
Silver and copper
This necklace is part of the collection It’s You, which was exhibited at Art Jewellery Week Budapest 2020, organised by Possessions Collective
Model: Adam Tompa @adam.tompa
Gloves on String (Childhood Memory) is an interpretation of the winter gloves I wore as a child, tied to a wool string beneath my coat so they would never be lost.
Revisiting this simple object takes me back to snow-filled winters, to the warmth and comfort of those gloves that kept my hands protected. It is both a nostalgic portrait of childhood and a tender reminder of the small, practical gestures of care woven into everyday life.
The red neckpiece is a homage to Louise Bourgeois. In her series, 10 am is when you come to me, she traced the outlines of her own hands together with those of her assistant and confidant, Jerry Gorovoy, creating a tender portrait of their friendship.
I felt a profound connection to this work and to its gentle way of expressing the bond between two people. In making this piece, I wanted not only to echo that intimacy but also to invite it into my own life at a time when such closeness felt absent. Wearing the necklace is both a reminder that these relationships exist and, for me, a symbolic gesture of opening the door to finding them.
