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KINGS & PAWNS

KINGS & PAWNS is a closed chapter of applied art jewellery examining how systems of power act upon the individual through pressure, hierarchy, and exposure. Conceived as a sequence of diagnostic objects, each piece articulates a distinct condition produced by proximity to authority — not as symbolism, but as structural consequence.
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Primavex

Applied art jewellery object
Florence, 2013-2014

Ascendria, applied art jewellery object by Milan Stamenovic from the Kings & Pawns chapter, presented in dual view with front and reverse sides on a white background, Florence, 2013–2014.

Ascendria

Applied art jewellery object
Florence, 2013-2014

Calculon, applied art jewellery object by Milan Stamenovic from the Kings & Pawns chapter, presented in dual view with front and reverse sides on a white background, Florence, 2013–2014.

Calculon

Applied art jewellery object
Florence, 2013-2014

Gravem, applied art jewellery object by Milan Stamenovic from the Kings & Pawns chapter, presented in dual view with front and reverse sides on a white background, Florence, 2013–2014.

Gravem

Applied art jewellery object
Florence, 2013-2014

Apathor, applied art jewellery object by Milan Stamenovic from the Kings & Pawns chapter, presented in dual view with front and reverse sides on a white background, Florence, 2013–2014.

Apathor

Applied art jewellery object
Florence, 2013-2014

Vigilantyx, applied art jewellery object by Milan Stamenovic from the Kings & Pawns chapter, presented in dual view with front and reverse sides on a white background, Florence, 2013–2014.

Vigilantyx

Applied art jewellery object
Florence, 2013-2014

Fracturex, applied art jewellery object by Milan Stamenovic from the Kings & Pawns chapter, presented in dual view with front and reverse sides on a white background, Florence, 2013–2014.

Fracturex

Applied art jewellery object
Florence, 2013-2014

Residuum, applied art jewellery object by Milan Stamenovic from the Kings & Pawns chapter, presented in dual view with front and reverse sides on a white background, Florence, 2013–2014.

Residuum

Applied art jewellery object
Florence, 2013-2014

KINGS & PAWNS concludes as a closed chapter in which power is not resolved, but exhausted.
What remains is not hierarchy, but trace — the residue left by pressure, repetition, and exposure.
These objects do not seek synthesis or redemption. They persist as evidence: of structure imposed, cost absorbed, and form altered through proximity to authority.
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