Marie Bonfils
square bracelet
I like the raw materials such as iron, wood and plaster, both aestetically but also as an
expression for a less obvious beauty. In my choice of materials I like to use contrasts as
dirty hard iron versus white crusty plaster, or poor paper mache versus precious gold.
It gives a good tension and balance at the same time if the piece is well composed.
I have noticed a humour in the serious subjects I work with, but this is something that I
did not bring in consciously, never the less it makes me happy because I like the pieces to
be light even if they talk about heavy stuff.
I always work with a title for the piece. Sometimes it’s a play with words, a symbol or an
abstract idea that gives me an association, other times I find the name for the jewelry after
it’s finished and I had time to look at it for a while.
I don’t like to control my expression as a conscious statement, where I know what I want
people to see with certain means. I like it to be more diffuse/twisted and try to trust the
jewelry to be good enough to wake up the wiever, when the two of them meet.
I have chosen not to lay down my profession, nor a certain style. I want to be able to chance
tomorrow if I want to.
I don’t like rules. They always make me dissapear from myself. And usually I feel locked in
expectations.
Rules are not the same as conditions.
It’s a relief no longer to spend time thinking about whether I’m a goldsmith or an artist or a designer
or a craftsman. This precious time I can use on working instead.
In my work I try to follow a path as a kind of story. I don’t know how the story goes or ends, but it’s
very encouraging to work in order to read new chapters.
If I don’t get to work I get FOU!