This capsule collection showcases a range of materials and techniques I used to transfer the visuals and its atmosphere into jewellery. Each brooch evokes afterimages and corresponds with another through shapes, patterns, and colours.

The base material of each piece is ceramic-coated steel used like a canvas. I laser-engraved my drawings on it, distressed the surface, and adorned it with a gemstone, melted glass beads, or enamel. I materialised my drawings in metal through electroforming and oxidation. Every piece is ‘framed’, surrounded by powdercoated brass or captured in oxidised copper.

Project title: Afterimages

Project statement

Inspired by various interpretations of afterimage, an image that continues to appear in the eyes after a period of exposure to an original image, I wanted to capture ephemeral layers of everyday encounters and convey a dynamic fragility of a passing moment.

My process begins by distorting photographs of everyday life, similar to what our minds do with memories. The altered photos are then overlapped with expressive drawings, visually mirroring the phenomenon of afterimages. I look into different ways of transferring the atmosphere of images into objects and let the piece guide me to its creation by experimenting with materials and techniques.

Distressed surface decorated with melted glass resembles the overlapping patterns that appear in our eyes after looking at the sun. Laser-engraved drawing echoes an everchanging sky and clouds. Dynamic shadows captured in abstract ink are brought to life by electroforming and envelop layers of colourful shapes.

Afterimages are collected snippets of life locked into objects. A collage of visuals, materials, emotions, and memories. Rather than presenting a specific image I leave the room for interpretation so that the viewers can discover imagery and feelings they relate to in this play of light and shadow.

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Interdisciplinary artist born in Poland, 1998.

Master’s student at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest, Hungary. Graduated with BDes (hons) in Jewellery and Metal Design (2024) from DJCAD, Scotland.

Group exhibitions include Jewelry and Freedom, Tincal lab, Porto, PT; New Designers, London, UK, (2024); Baltimore Jewelry Center Graduate Show, USA, (2024); Venice Design Week 2024, IT. Awarded AGC Space for Innovation Award (2024). Member of Precious Collective, AGC Italy, and Guild of Enamellers