Into the Wild

“The doors to the world of the wild are few but precious.”₁.

CLIENT: Collaboration
PH: Carolina ‘Loló’ Bonfanti

Carolina ‘Loló’ Bonfanti and Josefina Anglada spent one weekend in Grünewald with some materials and no preconceived ideas. Through conversing with the forest and playful experimentation, they arrived at a series of photos and ephemeral jewellery pieces.

Throughout the history of mankind, jewelry was used as amulets to protect against harm and worn for ceremonial occasions. The artists submerged into a ceremony with the forest and let their naked bodies be decorated by leaves and other natural surfaces. They decorated trees with rings and metals to invite for an equal sharing. 

₁. Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés