These bracelets are made from apple wood hollowed out by bark beetles, a central element in Fabrice Samyn’s work
(see Fallen Tree of Knowledge 2020 ; The Galleries, 2020 ; Pilgrim’s Staff, 2021 ; Sit and See Light as a Feather, 2022 ; Life, 2022; Home Back to Light and Dust, 2024;
Yggdrasil, 2025;Being Time Together, 2025; the Conducting series, 2025).

The wormholes have been gilded with recycled gold leaf sourced from computer materials.
These adornments serve as a reminder of our dual nature: our indestructible essence, and the part that will return to the earth and become dust.