Conversation Piece / Post-Colonial Gold
FRAGMENTS OF HISTORY
An experimental magnetic brooch, made from mineral cement with black pigment.
The surface transfers on contact and leaves black traces on the skin. The material makes visible that contact leaves a mark — a physical reference to what remains of history.
Within Post-Colonial Gold, value is created through transformation and revaluation rather than precious material.
This Conversation Piece has its own ID and QR code, opening The Glass — one of five selected fragments from:
Nola Hatterman — Op het terras (On the Terrace), 1930
Collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Nola Hatterman → biography
Fragments of History → immersive exhibition bringing dispersed and hidden works from her oeuvre back into view.
Specifications
Collection: Conversation Pieces / Post-Colonial Gold
Capsule Collection: Fragments of History — Milan Fashion Week 2026
ID: WS-217
Title: Black Fragment
Fragment: The Glass
Artist: Nola Hatterman
Artwork: Op het terras (On the Terrace), 1930
Collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Object: magnetic brooch
Material: mineral cement, black pigment and reclaimed Amsterdam bicycle inner tube
Fastening: magnetic brooch system
Finish: handmade, unique object
Characteristic: the black surface transfers on contact and leaves traces
Digital Layer: unique ID + QR code