Necklace Bolislav

8 x 4 x 3cm

Fur, 18ct gold, lead

The Necklace Bolislav  was made for the exhibition  Lingam on invitation by Ruudt Peters,

Artist and Professor in Adellab at Konstfack. He asked 150 artists and designers of 28

different nationalities and a mixture of genders, ages and sexual dispositions to create a fertility symbol.

The Lingam Exhibition presents a modern interpretation of an ancient tradition seen

through the eyes of 125 jewelry manufacturers, designers, artists and architects from

28 countries. Life, fertility and sex are very personal values, values that require careful

approach. Lingam throws a different light on fertility symbols in a time when the Western

society is being saturated with sex in the vulgar sense of the word. Our western interpretation requires a contrasting picture from the world of art. A new view which once more will put the original religious context of the Lingam in focus. Lingam does not exclusively stand for pleasure but primarily for life and love.