An ivory tusk of a Congolese baby elephant, half of a set from a Belgian family heirloom, is burnt at a pet crematorium.
From the ashes of the ivory an artificial diamond is made, turning the carbon into a form of fossil. The diamond is then set as an ouroboros into a gold replica of my wedding ring.

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Commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art, NY
Thanks to Karel Leën, Anouk Stulens, Rory Hooper and LifeGem