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TIME COLLECTION – SERIES II – The Ornament of Remembrance – PIECE  2  Ritual Without Ceremony

Artist pin (medal-object), applied arts – jewellery design

2010–2011, Florence, Italy

Author: Milan Stamenovic

Handmade, unique piece (one of a kind)

Materials:
Antique pocket watch case, oxidised tin, semi-precious stone (cat stones, onyx), grosgrain ribbon

Provenance / status:
Private collection

Acquired directly from the studio of Milan Stamenovic – Florence Italy

Although visually ceremonial, this piece belongs to no institution. Its ribbon and central form echo honours and decorations, yet its meaning remains deliberately ambiguous.

The work questions who assigns value to time — society, tradition, or the individual — and proposes a ritual freed from official sanction.