Arabel Lebrusan Spain, b. 1977
You Will Be The Messenger, 2023
Found axe, sterling silver, diamond and rubies
40cm x 15cm x 3cm
From 1991 to 2002, Sierra Leone endured a devastating civil war marked by brutal conflicts over diamond territories. Thousands of men and children faced mutilation with axes, preventing them from...
From 1991 to 2002, Sierra Leone endured a devastating civil war marked by brutal conflicts over diamond territories. Thousands of men and children faced mutilation with axes, preventing them from mining diamonds.
This artwork is part of Lebrusan's body of work titled "The Book of Horrors and Hopes" serving as a diary chronicling the stories she has encountered throughout her jewellery career, and her artistic responses to those stories.