Beginning with complex, asymmetric sculptures in wax,
Kiki alchemically transforms them into shapeshifting characters of precious gold and silver that remember their mutable history as wax.
Each piece is an unique paradox that balances the contradictory idea that transience is the only permanent law.
Text by Ali Wong.
VASILIKI BY KIKI IS
TRANSPARENT & STRIVES FOR ALL FORMS OF SUSTAINIBILITY.
THE CREATION PROCESS
IS SLOW, ITS’ RESULTS ARE LONG LASTING PIECES.
THESE ARE CREATED IN
ATHENS & LONDON, WHERE THEY ARE MADE TO ORDER, FROM RECYCLED PRECIOUS
METAL.
GEMSTONES ARE SOURCED
FROM DEALERS WHO UPHOLD FAIRTRADE PRINCIPLES, MEANING THAT THEY ARE FULLY
TRACEABLE & RESPONSIBLY MINED FROM CONFLICT FREE AREAS. THEY ENSURE MINERS
ARE PAID FAIRLY & THAT COMMUNITIES ARE REINVESTED IN.
BOXES ARE MADE TO
LAST, HAND POURED FROM BIORESIN.
PAPER USED FOR
PRESENTATIONS & CARDS ARE GF SMITH EXTRACT, MADE WITH ZERO WASTE
FROM RECYCLED COFFEE CUPS.
ALL PIECES ARE HALLMARK STAMPED AT THE LONDON ASSAY OFFICE
LEAVING ITS MARK OF A LEOPARDS HEAD.