Åsa Lockner’s

Åsa Lockner’s 2014 earrings in silver and chalcedony present a masterful interplay between asymmetry, light, and negative space. The pierced silver forms are loosely based on floral or cloud-like silhouettes, with their oxidized surfaces revealing a spectrum of burnished golds, earthy greens, and deep charcoal tones. This subtle patina enhances their organic irregularity, offering a sense of age and weathered elegance.

At the base of each earring hangs a faceted chalcedony drop, delicately translucent and softly glowing with a milky luminescence. These pendants add not only movement but also visual weight, pulling the composition downward and emphasizing the vertical expanse between the ear and the shoulder—an area Lockner refers to as “an open stage.”

The contrast between the hard-edged geometry of the cut stone and the fluid, almost playful silver framework speaks to Lockner’s broader approach: a process of collage and recombination. Each piece is part of an ongoing visual conversation, where previous forms and motifs reemerge in new configurations. These earrings refuse to be identical twins; instead, they offer complementary differences, suggesting that elegance resides not in symmetry, but in the poetry of imbalance.