Susanne Klemm

Susanne Klemm’s Sleeping Beauty, Red Rose (2003) uses restraint and precision to heighten emotional impact. A silver hollow formed ring houses the silhouette of a blooming rose, its profile cut cleanly through the surface to reveal a rich red interior. The floral shape feels both iconic and ghostlike, its edges sharply defined yet pointing inward toward an unseen core.

The piece plays with absence and presence, echoing the tale of Sleeping Beauty through form rather than narrative. The rose, suspended in quiet stillness, becomes a vessel for memory or desire. At once stark and tender, the brooch invites contemplation of beauty held in suspension.