Mike and Maaike

Using Google Image Search, Mike & Maaike browsed through some of the most expensive and often famous jewellery in the world, to create their series 'Stolen Jewels'.

The low-res images they found were 'stolen', doctored, then transferred to leather, creating a tangible new incarnation. With the expense and intricacy of the jewels stripped away, their essence and visual intensity are extracted.     http://www.mikeandmaaike.com/#p_mandm