KINGS & PAWNS KINGS & PAWNS is conceived as a closed chapter of applied art jewellery examining how systems of power act upon the individual — not as symbols, but as conditions. Composed of eight unique objects, the chapter operates through diagnosis rather than narration. Each piece embodies a distinct state of psychological and structural degradation experienced by those who seek power without being equipped to contain it. Here, authority is not celebrated; it is observed, measured, and materially exposed. Mechanical fragments, organic elements, and asymmetrical constructions are assembled into objects that function as instruments of awareness. The dual nature of each piece — its visible face and its concealed reverse — reflects the tension between public role and internal consequence. Power, in this chapter, is not an elevation but a force that reshapes posture, perception, and identity. KINGS & PAWNS does not propose hierarchy as victory. It presents hierarchy as pressure — a system that assigns position, extracts cost, and leaves residue. As Chapter I, this body of work stands as a foundational observation within the artist’s broader practice, articulating power not as possession, but as exposure.
