Crucible is honoured to introduce a visual and textual dialogue between artists FLEURI LA BELLE, a Dutch-Congolese jewellery artist based in the Netherlands, and MORVARID ALAVIFARD, an Iranian multidisciplinary/precious metal artist based in the United Kingdom—in whose respective practices movement is integral to reclamation, connection, and embodiment.

In this excerpt each artist shares how they live through their materials to overcome the weight of oppression, welcoming us into an intimate space created by women who forge their freedom.