For this piece, TANE invited me to design a decorative object inspired by nature. My intention was to explore a more subtle and emotive expression of silver, bringing warmth and lightness to a material often associated with brilliance, precision, and permanence.

Rather than looking directly at the forms of plants, I found inspiration in the shifting shadows cast by leaves onto the ground during an afternoon walk. Their ephemeral quality suggested a way of working with silver that was lighter, more intimate, and connected to the natural world.

I translated the natural geometry of a palm frond into an openwork pattern, perforating the surface of the silver so that light could pass through it. As the light moves, the cutouts project changing shadows onto the surface below, creating a fleeting dialogue between the object and its surroundings.

The solid presence of silver is transformed through light, opening the material to create a delicate interplay between presence and absence, weight and lightness. The resulting piece seeks to bring warmth and emotion to silver while giving it a sense of lightness through something as ephemeral as a shadow.