
Peixe (l)
Wearable marionette
Silver, shells, beach sand
58 x 20 x 19 cm
Koen Jacobs 2017
Tartaruga (r)
Wearable marionette
Silver, rock crystals,
sugar crystals, beads
Koen Jacobs 2017


Camaleão (l)
Shoulder piece
Silver, silicium carbide,
Fimo, rhinestones
18 x 8 x 30 cm
Koen Jacobs 2017

Sapo (r)
Bracelet
Goldplated-Silver,
enamel powder, Fimo
11 x 15 x 4 cm
Koen Jacobs 2017
The Artificial Kingdom
My work is about reliving memories of my childhood. An escape to a child’s naive dreamworld, where they playfully discover the world around them and the beauty of nature. A skeleton is a carrier of past memories and a device for recreating them. Wearing and playing my marionette animal-skeletons will trigger childhood memories and evoke the naive playful child in you. Just like time adds layers to nature and memories, my animal-skeletons are in a process of transformation, creating a new image.
Photographs: Gerrit Rietveld Academie and Koen Jacobs
Movies: Koen Jacobs
Tucano
Wearable marionette
Silver, paint, soil, seeds
55 x 12,5 x 22 cm
Koen Jacobs 2017


Jacaré (r)
Double brooch/ object
Silver, silicium carbide, Fimo
35 x 19 x 5 cm
Koen Jacobs 2018

Dendrobates (l)
Brooch
Silver, silicium carbide, Hematite
10 x 10 x 3 cm
Koen Jacobs 2018
Iguana
Shoulder piece
Silver, paint, Labradorite,
Fimo, glass pearls
18 x 8 x 30 cm
Koen Jacobs 2018

Arara
Wearable marionette
Silver, Azurite, Citrine,
pigment, beads
59 x13 x 19 cm
Koen Jacobs 2018


Flor de Medusa (l)
Wearable marionette
Silver, resin, sand, shells,
black pearl
11 x 10 x 54 cm
Koen Jacobs 2018
Água-Viva (r)
Wearable marionette
Silver, resin, sand, shells,
pink pearl
11 x 11 x 56 cm
Koen Jacobs 2018


Lagosta
Shoulder piece
Silver, Agate, black pearls
36 x 18 x 5 cm
Koen Jacobs 2019

Dragão do mar (l)
Wearable marionette
Silver, resin, sand, shells
29 x 18 x 55 cm
Koen Jacobs 2018

Flamingo (r)
Wearable marionette
Silver, Amethyst
22 x 18 x 54 cm
Koen Jacobs 2018
Sonho de Medusa
Wearable marionette
Silver, resin, Citrine, Cook Island-
and black pearl
60 x 16 x 16 cm
Koen Jacobs 2018


Basilisco
Shoulder piece
Silver, Silicium Carbide,
chrysoprase
35 x 8 x 18 cm
Koen Jacobs 2019
Unicórnio
Wearable marionette
Silver, Labradorite,
Celadonite, Amethyst
23 x 8 x 52 cm
Koen Jacobs 2019

Tartaruga Marinha
Wearable marionette
Silver, Silicium Carbide, peridot
20 x 23 x 46 cm
Koen Jacobs 2019
