A necklace fit for royalty, but not as it seems. Suzana Rezende’s Queen Mary (2006) transforms the opulence of sapphire and diamond jewelry into a fragile, printed textile. The piece mimics the grandeur of a historical necklace yet disrupts expectations with pixelated distortions and paper-like folds. By replacing precious materials, Rezende questions value, authenticity, and the ways we construct status through adornment. The necklace appears both regal and deconstructed, hovering between illusion and reality.
Through this transformation, Queen Mary becomes more than an imitation. It reflects on the ways jewelry is tied to power and perception, reminding us that what we see and what we believe can be shaped by material as much as meaning.
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