Vic’s Rosary Necklace
Beads formed from clay harvested from the Yarra acknowledge the land pre-settlement. Taking the form of a rosary, where groups of beads symbolise a decade. Set like gems, the necklace is punctuated by salvaged building materials and architectural vignettes.
Vic’s Rosary takes its name from a builder with a long association with this place. Having first worked here during his apprenticeship in his teens when it was an active convent. Returning in his late seventies to carry out heritage restorations. The Rosary is an ode to material knowledge and the dedicated practice of craftsmanship over time.
Yarra clay, thread, copper, sterling silver, tin, salvaged tile & wood
from the Convent, mortar, stone, paint, patina.
1500 x 500 x 30mm
Photography: Fred Kroh, Rear wall Sacred Heart Chapel