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NOW ON VIEW

Mallory Weston .\ at MFA Boston

BOSTON — Bettina Speckner’s brooch Daphne is now on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The MFA Boston is recognized for its groundbreaking jewelry gallery, which highlights both historic masterworks and contemporary voices shaping the field today. To be included in this context underscores the enduring relevance and prestige of Speckner’s practice.

In Daphne, Speckner transforms a 19th-century ferrotype photograph into a gem, adorned with coral beads and set against a hand-carved wooden back. The title invokes Greek mythology, recalling the nymph who became a laurel tree to evade Apollo. On the reverse, a vine meanders in quiet counterpoint, suggesting metamorphosis and resistance. Known for her immaculate craftsmanship and innovative use of narrative and materials, Speckner creates jewelry that hovers between image, memory, and myth—expanding how we understand adornment as both object and story.

BETTINA SPECKNER  .\  Python Daphne (Brooch), 2007. Ferrotype, silver, coral, hand-carved maple.