I D E N T I T Y

2022

I explore and study my identity in the context of my own body. I consider human body as our archive which preserve all our memories and our life experiences are written on it. This work represents my self-reflection. I literally bring my own skin on the surface. I am searching what jewelry means to me and where can I see it. I find it in my own body and continue to experiment with it. I consider the human body a "jewel". And so I offer a new, my definition, of what jewelry actually is: "I consider jewelry to be something that we choose to decorate ourselves with (tattoo), something that life has decorated us with (scar), and something that we were born with and were given (birthmark)."

Metamorphosis

2020

kinetic necklace

Intuition

2019

"Ľudia majú pichľavé reči"

"People have prickly words"

2020

installation • embroidered clothes • 2020
Exhibition in Pisztory Palace

I respond to the superficiality of a society based on appearance and the evaluation of appearance based on clothing. I looked at how other people's opinions - positively or negatively - can affect us. How some notes can dig under the skin. I applied this issue to clothing. I created an installation of a wardrobe with discarded and unworn clothes. I embroidered texts on them, prickly notes that became part of it and caused them not to be worn - to be put it in the closet. I reveal otherwise unreadable texts using light, thus acquainting the viewer with a hidden story. I was inspired by my own past, when I changed my image based on someone else's opinion. For me, it was not just a change of appearance, but of the identity itself. I wonder how much weight someone else's opinion can have for a person.
(English translation of embroidered texts: Why you always wear black? • Are you going to the theatre? • You look like a whore in it. • Finally, you look like a woman. • Is this modern now? )

"Súlad"

"Compliance"

2020

cotton yarn, steel, welding, embroidery

The topic of my bachelor thesis is the gender role, as one of the social roles maintained by society and confirmed by everyday life. It is formed by so-called images of "masculinity" and "femininity". They are formed by the environment and change historically, over time with the development of society. They also change according to various cultures or are based on social and religious influences and traditions. The gender role is then automatically considered to be natural, biologically conditioned and historically confirmed. This results in traditional norms of behavior (appearance, behavior, choice of employment and hobbies) depending on sex - gender stereotypes. There is a simplified concept of two separate gender roles - feminine and masculine. But is it really femininity versus masculinity? Or do they form one unity together? In my bachelor thesis I examine whether I myself am more feminine or masculine. I find a combination of both that shapes my personality. I work with the characteristics and activities of both areas and combine them. Welding and embroidery are considered opposites of men’s and women’s activities, and both are among my personal hobbies. By the means of these activities I create a welded abstract object with floral embroidery – an object representing my self-portrait. This object is a combination of attributes and values assigned to the characteristics of the genders, which at the same time characterize me. Using a combination of common male and female stereotypes I deny these stereotypes. My solution is unity. In my work, I want to point out that femininity and masculinity are not in opposition, but that together they form a unity and thus define the strength of the personality of each of us.

Me and my emotions

2018

assembling ring
brass, paper, plastic foil, rubber foil

I devided my semester into 9 phases. Then I analysed my feeling and emotions in every phase. The results were graphs of my emotions and feelings which formed the ring after assembling them together. Surprise, joy, expectation, curiosity, relaxation, satisfaction, anger, sadness, depression, frustration, shame, fear, stress - each has its own color and graph. The ring is my personal emotional time lapse.

I D E N T I T Y

2022

In my diploma thesis called Identity, I explore and study my identity in the context of my own body. I consider human body as our archive which preserve all our memories and our life experiences are written on it. The prevailing belief among the public is that our identity is innate and thus largely unchangeable. On the contrary, our identity is acquired during our lifetime. It can transform and evolve, even by our own will. During creating our identity, I distinguish three different aspects involved - our body, our mind and life, with all that it brings. I investigate various relationships between them. This work represents my self-reflection. I literally bring my own skin on the surface. I am searching what jewelry means to me and where can I see it. I find it in my own body and continue to experiment with it. Jewelry is defined as a decorative item for personal consumption. In addition to the decorative function, it also fulfills other functions, such as a communication function, a social function, a symbolic function, and for some people even a protective function. Jewelry allows the wearer to express belonging to a social group, or it may also have a personal symbolism for the wearer that is unknown to the public. I see the parallels between human body and jewelry. It can also be the bearer of all these functions. That's why I consider the human body a "jewel". And so I offer a new, my definition of what jewelry actually is: "I consider jewelry to be something that we choose to decorate ourselves with (tattoo), something that life has decorated us with (scar), and something that we were born with and were given (birthmark)." What binds all these traits together is the story, our memory, which is tied to them. This gives the given features meaning, either for us or for someone around us. There lies the focus of our identity formation. I create a collection of 8 pieces of jewelry that depict fragments taken from my body. These fragments - features - are my eternal jewel, recorded on me. Scars, tattoos, birthmarks. I work with photos of my own body - I bring to the surface what is hidden under the clothes. The photography on the jewelry is in a scale 1:1 to my body and are installed at a realistic height. The construction works as a skeleton of my body with indicated proportions. I bring to the surface the stories that accompany these features. I bare myself to the world and reveal my memories. I decorate the jewelry with floral embossing. I literally "scar" my jewelry with flowers - just like I do with my body with tattoos. I complete my body with what I subconsciously consider to be beautiful and an arbitrary feature, which thus becomes characteristic for me. I complete the whole installation with short videos in which I push the boundaries of the object and work directly with my body.