Paula Isola

Work
Irregular polyhedra

Since the beginning of my work in jewelry, literature has been part of my work. In the form of inspirational quotes and texts, in a playful way by digitizing phrases from magazines, and also using and cutting the leaves of beloved books when I could bring myself to do so. I believe that the words that surround us, spoken and written, form us as people, they leave their mark on our skin. That is why I am passionate about working with the words of others. In some way, what was said is transformed and is said again in another materiality and voice.

Doing

This year our democracy turns 40 and I turn 60.

In 1983 he was then 20 years old.

In this period I have thought and felt different things about our democracy. Some beautiful, others terrible and disappointing. But I have always fought to build something possible.

Surely democracy is in the great statements and policies of the state, but I think that what is palpable is the day to day, what each person does, gives, builds or destroys within society.

For me, democracy is “doing.” Do and do; leave a trace, even if it is small, even if it is not noticeable in the immense reality.

Materials: Paper, bronze, silver, cotton cord, vinyl glue

Photo: Damián Wasser

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