


TIME COLLECTION – SERIES II – The Ornament of Remembrance – PIECE 1 Emblem of the Remembered Gesture
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 porcelain quadrant, oxidised tin, semi-precious stone (tiger’s eye, agate, carnelian, pyrite, lapis lazuli, cat stones), rooster feathers, grosgrain ribbon
Provenance / status:
Availability or acquisition inquiries upon request
This work introduces ornament as language. The pin resembles an unofficial medal — an emblem that recognises not achievement, but remembrance. Its layered construction recalls accumulated gestures, social roles, and inherited forms.
Emblem of the Remembered Gesture suggests that time does not pass anonymously; it leaves traces in posture, ritual, and symbol.
