BILJANA KLEKACHKOSKA
North Macedonia
Gathering mushrooms song
“This body of work evolved out of my research into the two interwoven topics of fungi and connection. There is an almost invisible underground network, a living seam through which much of the world is stitched into relation. It's called mycelium and it's much like the internet, transporting information, as well as nutrients between itself and the plants and trees with which it is related. Mycelium can be seen as an archetype of connection. When it fruits, it fruits mushrooms. In turn, some of these mushrooms have developed entheogens, psychoactive substances that induce states of altered perception and consciousness. This human mushroom relationship has a very long history in which ecstatic states have been mutually sought and provided for both healing, divination and transcendence.”
Material
copper, shibuichi, vitreous enamel
Technique
enamelling, wire work, soldering
Bibi Klekachkoska is a jewelry artist from North Macedonia. She holds a Master’s degree in Gemstones and Jewelry from the Trier University of Applied Sciences in Idar-Oberstein. Her current research is in Byzantine goldsmithing technologies, for which she was awarded a fellowship by the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. She is currently based in Germany and regularly exhibits internationally.