prague CZECH REPUBLIC

suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.

Markéta RICHTEROVÁ: “The Pillars necklaces by Markéta Richterová were inspired by a visual phenomenon known as light pillars. It appears for a brief moment when the Sun is low or lies below the horizon.. . . .”

“At the moment a poetic stream of light suddenly comes up. The author recreates her idea of this effect in her jewellery made of carbon, epoxy resin and gold.” — Tereza Volná, curator of UNOSTO, 2013

sP: What or who influenced this project?
MR: Nature.

sP: What were you reading/listening to/watching while developing this project?
MR: Reading Pearls (V&A book). Listening to: Gold Panda; Zerwox; and Cocorousie. Watching Wes Anderson movies.

sP: Whose work is currently on your radar?
MR: Nastassia Aleinikava, Zorya, Unosto, and Blueberries.

Additional credits and links:
2013
Photos: Michal ŠEBA (post production: Zbyněk KRULICH).