Liv Boyle — 'Walking' Brooch 2025

This brooch is made using a single length of beach plastic with a unique red stripe - it is the last remaining 'stick' from the Henderson Island collection (Lavers/Boyle art-science collaboration). As in 'Walking' [necklace] for TROVE, the white sections display a chalky texture, typical of plastic that has been long at sea, exposed to photo-degradation and wave action.

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New Zealand-born cross-disciplinary artist Liv Boyle works in Naarm, Melbourne. Liv collects and re-imagines materials with site-specific relevance, transforming discrete findings into contemporary jewellery and objects. Her work investigates peripheries such as beaches, often referencing indicator species in ecosystems under pressure. Exploring the relational values of art and science, collaboration underpins and enriches Liv’s research-based practice. Liv holds a BFA in Sculpture, Elam School of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland (2005), and an Advanced Diploma of Jewellery Engineering, Melbourne Polytechnic (2013).

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Material: beach plastic (collected by Dr. Jennifer Lavers, Henderson Island), oxidised sterling silver

Dimensions: approx. 130 x 3.5 x 3.5mm