Earrings | Leaf Drop | Gorilla skin imprint | Sterling silver | Made by Lisa Roet

The imprinted texture on these beautiful earrings is made from moulds of Orangutan skin made by Alfred Wallace from his tours in Borneo in 1855, which have been widely adopted by Roet throughout her practice. For the past 25 years Lisa Roet has been working with the image of the ape and monkey. Environmental issues, genetic discoveries and the evolving place of humanity within nature are themes addressed in her art practice.

Through an interdisciplinary approach to her practice Lisa has worked consistently with primatologists, geneticists, zoologists and taxonomists to research and gather the information needed to make the works. This has included research at zoos, laboratories and museum archives worldwide, as well as field research in Borneo to produce art using a wide range of mediums.

As an extension of her visual art practice, the artist works with jewellery as a way to adorn the human form with the 'Other' - a silver bracelet made from cast gorilla skin hangs on the skin of the human; a gibbon hand wraps itself around the arm of the human wearer as if hanging from their arm. The works serve to remind us of our connection with our closest animal relatives and objectify our relationship with the 'Other'.

Details:
Sterling Silver
Drop 4.7 cm
Handmade in Australia