Am Glasmacherofen geformte Riesenperlen, mit Glasfarbe beschrieben. 13cm x 14cm (3,5kg) und 13cm x 11cm. 2019.

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Don´t we all have a package to carry? What is it that keeps us striving for accomplishments? 

These were the questions which I was facing on my 5.5 hours mountain hike carrying a 3.5 kilogramm heavy bead around my neck. 

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Beads get loaded with a higher spiritual meaning in many religions, such as Christianity, Islam, Bussdhism, Hinduism and more. These religions also tend to practice pilgrimage for a vary of reasons. I wanted to connect these ideas with the reasons why I am so passionate about creating beads. So I covered my giant bead with mantras who were supposed to remind me on my beliefs and to support me on my hike. 

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Another point which got added to that was to question the weight of property. Some of us wear jewellery every day and most of us consider it to be a very precious thing to own. So, if we had to walk an enormous distance or - in the worst case - if we had to flee, what would we really take with us? 

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Another interesting aspect is the ethymological origin of the german word for jewellery, "Schmuck": It derives from the meaning to press oneself into something. 

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