body politic

2017

Body/Politic is a series of jewels where the medium is part of the message. The two-toned grids of pixels represent lines of binary code. Each piece literally spells out a message on the body of the wearer; readable to those who can interpret binary, the language that is the foundation of our digital culture.

stainless steel, vitreous enamel, titanium

5mm x 5mm x approx 70cm necklace

Hi! Melissa is currently on a shipping hiatus. Purchases made between 10/03/25 and 30/3/25 will be shipped after March 31st. Email responses may also be delayed during this timeframe :) OK