A STERLING SILVER SAFETY-PIN BROOCH WITH A SWINGING NAME-BAR, RAISED LETTERING AND AN AGED, HAND-WORN FINISH. ONE SIDE READS "BETWEEN YOU", THE OTHER "AND ME", IN ENGLISH AND KOREAN.
THE PHRASE IS SPLIT ACROSS TWO SIDES. ONE FACE OF THE BAR READS "BETWEEN" AND "YOU", WITH 너 BESIDE THEM. TURN IT OVER AND IT READS "AND" AND "ME", WITH 나, 와 AND 사이 STITCHED AROUND THEM. THE WHOLE THOUGHT ONLY COMES TOGETHER WHEN YOU HOLD BOTH SIDES. IT'S A SMALL OBJECT THAT ASKS YOU TO LOOK TWICE.
THE LETTERING STANDS PROUD OF THE SILVER IN LOOSE, HANDWRITTEN-STYLE LINES, SO YOU CAN READ IT WITH YOUR THUMB. THE SURFACE IS DARKENED AND SPECKLED, AS IF IT'S BEEN CARRIED IN A POCKET FOR YEARS, AND IT'LL KEEP DEEPENING IN COLOUR THE MORE IT'S WORN.
THE WORDS ARE THE HEART OF RM X SFMOMA, AN EXHIBITION ABOUT BRIDGING EAST AND WEST, KOREA AND AMERICA, THE PERSONAL AND THE UNIVERSAL. HERE THE BRIDGE IS A FEW CENTIMETRES OF SILVER.
PIN IT TO A LAPEL, A KNIT, A DENIM JACKET OR THE STRAP OF YOUR TOTE. FLIP THE BAR WHEN THE MOOD CHANGES. OR GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO'S WORTH SAYING THE OTHER HALF TO.
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