Starting place:
- The Hungarian symbol of the 1848 revolution against the Habsburgs, as well as the 1956 revolution against the ussr-subordinate Hungarian government
- A ribbon rosette worn above the heart traditionally on the 15th of march
- it is a very small object comprising several topics I am interested in, such as
- national and cultural identity
- emotional attachment to history and community
- nationalism, and the monopolization of national symbols by the right-wing
- traditional crafts and their role in shaping this symbol
- the reason I chose it:
- it is a fairly young
- very recognizable in Hungary, but not so well-known in other countries
Investigating form and materiality
If we detach the form from fabric and its small size, the core geometry of a cockade (kokárda) is a concentric, rippled disc radiating outward from a central point. It appears across industry, architecture, and nature.
Shoe rosettes, award ribbon rosettes, ceiling roses (Stukk), turbine impellers, flap discs, oculi/rose windows.
next steps:
- further research
- material experiments – size, material, color and context
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