ILLNESS

Apocalyptic Horsemen Series

The Four Horsemen series addresses global crises and translates them into material, symbolism and craftsmanship.
This gives the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse a frighteningly contemporary form, mirroring our times of disease, war, famine and death.

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Illness
This ring is made of white ceramic – filled with fragments of latex gloves in blue, white and black.
Sterile, cold, fractured.
It grew out of my own biography as a nurse and the experiences of the Covid years.
It symbolizes disease as the harbinger of death: weakness, isolation, and the profound sense of helplessness.
Not a piece of jewelry, but a wearable reminder.

🇩🇪 Ring aus weißer Keramik, gefüllt mit Fragmenten von Latexhandschuhen, Teil der Serie „Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Illness“ von Artinrings.
🇫🇷 Bague en céramique blanche, remplie de fragments de gants en latex, série « Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Illness » par Artinrings.
🇬🇧 White ceramic ring filled with fragments of latex gloves, part of the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Illness” series by Artinrings.

Illness (2025)

Work details

Illness (2025), Four Horsemen Series. White ceramic ring with fragments of latex gloves in blue, white, black.

🇩🇪 Detailansicht: Latexhandschuh-Fragmente in Blau, Weiß und Schwarz, eingebettet in Keramik.
🇫🇷 Détail : fragments de gants en latex bleus, blancs et noirs, incrustés dans la céramique.
🇬🇧 Close-up: fragments of latex gloves in blue, white and black, embedded in ceramic.

Illness (2025)

Concept

Sterile, cold, broken – a portable memorial. Created from experiences during the Covid period; illness as a harbinger of powerlessness and isolation.

🇩🇪 Detailansicht: Latexhandschuh-Fragmente in Blau, Weiß und Schwarz, eingebettet in Keramik.
🇫🇷 Détail : fragments de gants en latex bleus, blancs et noirs, incrustés dans la céramique.
🇬🇧 Close-up: fragments of latex gloves in blue, white and black, embedded in ceramic.

Illness (2025)

Context / Status

Submitted to the Luxembourg Art Prize 2025, Loewe Craft Prize 2026, Arte Laguna Prize 2026.

To Arte Laguna 2026