Fleurs du mal / The flowers of evil

2011-shilpa-chavan-necklace
technical description

Necklace featuring a central floral pendant composed of lace, fabric and printed Perspex flowers elements with a red and green heart chain and a pink brocade ribbon knot at the back.

Size 1545x260x65mm

concept

It has been said that for every fresh reading of Charles Baudelaire’s "Flowers of Evil" poems new meanings are yielded. The groundbreaking 19th century French visionaire and poet was Shilpa's inspiration for this collection: designs conceived with the intention to provide the observer with new insights at each new observation, striving to carry the poems' feelings of erotic melancholy, morbid bloom and sensuality into the physical realm through her choice of shapes and materials. An exploration of the dark side of life, looking at moral degradation, decay, decadence and refined sensuality.

tags
19th Century, Charles Baudelaire, Darkness, Decadence, Decay, Degradation, Flowers of Evil, Neverland, Sensuality