Marie-Caroline Locquet

Marie-Caroline Locquet is a French visual artist. She grew up in the north of France where she felt the weight of self-demonstration and the camouflage of the social affiliations through adornment at an early age. Thus, it is a conceptual interest that led her to jewelry , an object initially quite distant from her, considering it more as a subject for study than from an aesthetic affinity. Each piece of her work redefines the status of jewelry , considering it less as a showcase object (of wealth, power, etc.) and more as a confrontation with a high disruptive potential in public space. The materials, pushed to their extreme limits, bare themselves and reveal their true nature through forms that evoke both desire and death. Whether defensive weapons or restraint devices, each piece offers a unique wearing experience that explores our shared fragility. They pose a challenge to all who observe them, constantly maintaining the tension between social discomfort and the temptation of embrace.