"Afrotrance" Israel Museum(jerusalem)

Jewelry-designer Gregory Larin creates an artwork inspired by ritualistic African figurines (that have both physical and spiritual references) that symbolize power, fertility and death. Gregory transforms a live model into a similarly styled figurine by wrapping sculpted body parts around her which have been prepared in advance.

The ceremony is accompanied by a live guitar performance. Gregory, a graduate of the Shenkar School of Design(Israel), creates unique pieces of jewelry with a theatrical feel that include elements of urban landscapes, using leather, metal, synthetic hair and polymer. Not for the faint hearted and not for those who have a weakness for figurines.

Sapir Cohen, model / Itamar Hornick, electric guitar
photo by Eldad Rafaeli

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