Collier van vijftig dubbeltjes verbonden door zilverdraad 2001

Mylène van Heijster crafted this necklace from fifty ten-cent coins connected by silver wire. The necklace offers a fascinating glimpse into value, both monetary and personal, in Dutch society. Each coin, once a small denomination of currency featuring Queen Beatrix, is now a component of adornment. Van Heijster transforms these tokens of everyday transactions into a statement piece. The work invites us to reflect on the stories these coins carry. Each coin passed through countless hands, funding daily lives. By stringing them together, Van Heijster creates a new narrative, one that values the collective history embedded in these objects. This necklace reframes our understanding of worth and invites us to consider what we truly cherish.