Prosperity often reveals itself through the shifting landscape of material culture – what is made locally, what is imported, and what values these objects embody. This work explores how desire, symbolism, and local identity intersect, reframing the classic pearl necklace through a culturally grounded lens.
By pairing hummus with pearls , the food of the local people and ‘the gem of the people’(as the pearl called by Mikimoto), I invite a reconsideration of how local icons are formed.