Inspirations

Laconi (Oristano, Sardinia)Menhir with an anthropomorphic figure reversed

Mogoro (Oristano, Sardinia) Prehistoric Settlement of PUESTERIS, Pendant / Amulet

Sa Berritta - male head-dress of Sardinia comes in only two colors: red and black and the way to wear it could tell about geo-graphic zone and even profession of a man, dressed in Sa Berritta.

Laconi (Oristano, Sardinia) Mehnir statue with anthropomorphic figure reversedAncient symbol

O-039

Festive jacket “pàle sùpra”, Nuoro, Sardinia, end of XIX c.The jewel follows the “acute” line and ap-proach to colors which symbolise the Divine & Social majesty

Materials: recycled cardstock, crepe pa-per, vynil glue diluted with water.

Dimentions: H: 7,5cm, W: 3 cm

Necklace - cen. XVIII - XVII B.C. Necklace - cen. XVII - XVI B.C.

C-053

Corrusu C-051The word “horn” is quite obviously connected to the root KRN,as well as that of a word “crown”, which is another symbolic expression of the same idea. The root KRN easily changes in QRN, like in Arabic word Qarn (which means “horn”, but has also another meaning: “age”, “cycle” or “century”) or HRN, like in English “horn”. Linguistically, the words horn (HRN) and crown (CRN) are very similar and considering that horns were always considered a symbol of power and quite literally of weapons and have been often depicted as attributes of many ancient Gods, the two words may very well come from the same linguistic root.

Bronze Statuette of Warrior with 4 Eyes and 4 Arms

C-027

This jewel follows main elements which compose a necklace of XX-XXIII c. B.C.attributed to Vaso Campaniforme Culture, this necklace is composed of shells, claws, teeth and pincers. (Nat. Museum of Sassari)The jewel also reapproaches idea of lunar phases: the crescent moon which becomes full and “dies” again to be later reborn.

Materials: recycled cardstock, crepe pa-per, coffee, vynil glue diluted with water.

Dimentions: H: 31 cm, W: 21 cm

C-039

The jewel is a liberal expressive contemporary interpretation of Sardinian thematics, recalling the profile of the head of the statue of the Great Mother from Eneolitic period Materials: recycled book pages, crepe paper, vynil glue diluted with water.

Dimentions: H: 32cm, W: 14,5 cm

“In Nuoro [Sardinia] there are some spe-cial black rocks, attatched to children necks, which are called kokkos (sing. kok-ko).” - Max Leopold Wagner

C-050 Kokko

B-035 This bracelet was inspired by Mamuthones and Issohadores - one of the most ancient traditional ritual of Sardinia. Half of it is black like the furs of mamuthones, and another half is white like the mask of issohadores with just an accent of red, ever present in the saturated culture of Sardinia.

Obsidian monolith and obsidian arrow tip - there is plenty of obsidian rock in Sardinia and it has been always used by locals.

C-013This necklace has been inspired by concentric incisions on Menhir Perdapinta di Mammoia-da (Nuoro, Sardinia)Incisions recall the symbolism of a Labyrinth with its infinite variable interpretations.

Materials: recycled newspaper pages, crepe paper, vynil glue diluted with water.

Dimentions: H: 26cm, W: 16,5 cm

C-034This necklace is inspired by nets of coral fisher-men. Until year 1979 coral net-fishing was al-lowed and much practiced in coral reefs of Al-ghero, Saridnia.

Materials: recycled cardstock, crepe paper, vynil glue diluted with water.

Dimentions: H: 73 cm

Threads, intertwined like hair, tied with a spiral pendant recalls the shield of ancient Sardinian warriors, like the one showed here of the bronze statuette from Nuraghic period.

Materials: recycled pages of old magazines, crepe paper, vynil glue diluted with water.

Dimentions: H: ± 68 cm, diameter of the pendant: ± 9,5 cm

C-032

C-028This necklace is inspired by elements of the Pin, discovered in Nurra, Alghero.The pin changed its function and became a necklace, reinterpreted and modified by the artist, where green accents recall the Sardinian moss, and the thread which ties together the whole composition is the thread of life, so fragile, but strong enough to maintain the life.

Materials: recycled cardstock, recycled newspaper, crepe paper, vynil glue diluted with water.

Dimentions: H: 25 cm, W: 21,5 cm

Mount Sinai, Iglesias, Carbo-nia. Tophet. Stella with the sign of Tanit, IV c. B.C.

The golden ring with the sign of Tanit (Mount Luna, Sinorbi), National Museum of Ca-gliari

This necklace recalls the eternal theme of Tanit, descending into the dark depths of the Underword.

C-025

A group of tenores of Oliena, Cortes Ap-ertes, 1999, (foto by Franko Ruju).

C-055 Tenores

This necklace is inspired after bull-shaped pro-tomes, present in Domus de Janas in Sardinia.

Materials: recycled newspaper, recycled card-stock, crepe paper, vynil glue diluted with water.

Dimentions: H: 68 cm, W: 9,5 cmC-025

Zygaena Ephilaptes

C-054

The Sardinian jewels are closely linked to re-gional costume. The most characteristic feature is undoubtedly the jewel button: a double shell, gold or silver - present both in male and the fe-male costume has an archaic purity and beauty, in a stylized playing the female breast, back to our ancient symbols fertility and procreation wishes, related to the Phoenician goddess Tanit.