Rocks are inconspicuous and silent, same as traumas are buried and unspeakable.Traumatic experiences often cause the pain of splitting. People lost themselves because of struggling in normal life and the shadows of trauma. I cut an integral rock in two parts and connected it with a silver string structure trying to express the pain of splitting through visual form. I cut the photos and tickets which related to my traumatic experience to pieces as a carrier that can pull me back to the traumatic memories and stored them in part of the rock. I made this piece to be wearable as a necklace so that I can carry my traumas on my body and never hide them again.

 Splitting Rock Necklace

Material: Enamel, Copper, Silver, Photograph, Tickets, Letters

Year: 2019

Size: 3.5 x 4.5 x 12 inch