

HUNTER COLLECTION – ACT 1 – PIECE 9 Unclean Beginning
Pin (sculptural-object), applied arts – anthropology jewellery design
2011–2012, Florence, Italy
Author: Milan Stamenovic
Handmade, unique piece (one of a kind)
Materials:
Tin elements, brass elements, antique pocket watch quadrant, semi-precious tones (cornelian, agates), lizard leather as backing
Provenance / status:
Private collection
Previously presented and acquired through Luisa Via Roma – Florence Italy
This piece functions as a private signal rather than a public emblem. Reduced in scale, it avoids display and instead establishes proximity. The watch element, stripped of its function, marks duration without measurement.
Its attachment to the body is deliberate and stable, reinforcing intimacy. The object becomes an internal marker—a reminder rather than a message.
The work exemplifies the Hunter collection’s refusal of spectacle in favor of sustained attention.
