Art Project: Jewels for a Walk

October 1, 2021

By Katerina Perez

2 min read

Veronica Morales Angulo is a professional jewellery and architecture photographer who works just as well with large forms as she does with small ones. Instead of giving preference to just one subject, she seeks to bring disparate elements together, unifying them through a common theme.

During the spring of 2020 and living under the weight of a COVID lockdown, Veronica drew together all her experiences working with jewellery for a quarantine art project. It was based on the notion that all the world’s jewellery is locked deep inside buildings, much like their owners. As we all know, nothing in this world is fixed. Today, we find ourselves walking freely once again almost as we did before the pandemic. And with us goes our jewellery! Veronica – a deeply creative person – found inspiration in the simple pleasure of being among other people again for the second part of her project. This time the title is apt: “Jewels for a Walk!”

The curves of a building blend with a Bulgari Serpenti high jewel in this ‘archellery’ artwork by Veronica Morales Angulo
The curves of a building blend with a Bulgari Serpenti high jewel in this ‘archellery’ artwork by Veronica Morales Angulo
A Cartier high jewellery ring transforms into an architectural sculpture in this artwork by Veronica Morales Angulo
A Cartier high jewellery ring transforms into an architectural sculpture in this artwork by Veronica Morales Angulo
A Bulgari high jewellery bracelet and an impressive building become one form in this photo artwork by Veronica Morales Angulo

A Bulgari high jewellery bracelet and an impressive building become one form in this photo artwork by Veronica Morales Angulo

A ring from the Boucheron Holographique High Jewellery Collection contrasts perfectly with the austere architecture of this building, as photographed by Veronica Morales Angulo
A ring from the Boucheron Holographique High Jewellery Collection contrasts perfectly with the austere architecture of this building, as photographed by Veronica Morales Angulo
A Piaget timepiece transforms the facia of this skyscraper in a new ‘archellery’ photo artwork by Veronica Morales Angulo
A Piaget timepiece transforms the facia of this skyscraper in a new ‘archellery’ photo artwork by Veronica Morales Angulo
The curves of a Mikimoto High Jewellery brooch from the ‘Japanese Sense of Beauty’ collection contrast with the architecture of a skyscraper in Veronica Morales Angulo’s new Jewels for a Walk! ‘archellery’ art project

The curves of a Mikimoto High Jewellery brooch from the ‘Japanese Sense of Beauty’ collection contrast with the architecture of a skyscraper in Veronica Morales Angulo’s new Jewels for a Walk! ‘archellery’ art project

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