Brooch: Giraffe 2011 23 x 8 x 9 cm
Human hair, gold leaf, small intestine of cow, seeds, silver
Brooch: Polar bear 2010 10 x 15 x 8 cm
Human hair, gold leaf, small intestine of cow, seeds, silver
Brooch: Gorilla 2010 13 x 14 x 10 cm
Human hair, gold leaf, small intestine of cow, seeds, silver
Like an alchemist Eunmi Chun searches for the philosopher's stone with her works of intestines and gold-plated hair.
"The skin of the animal is breeding ground for the germinating seeds, from which gold-plated human hair is sprouting. These are images from the cycle of life; images of progress and decay. They deal with the fact that life carries on, incessantly and forever changing".
