Lina Sandouka

Body Story

All my life, I have been dreaming of becoming a ballet dancer. I started learning ballet when I was four years old. But the dream was cut short due to back and hip problems when I was thirteen. In my project, I want to show my experience with dance and the connection I have with my body and its movements. Dance is an art form that brings forth the dancer's soul in the body's movements— the dancer uses the music in order to show their emotions, experience, and energies. I studied the human skeleton to see how the movements of the dance affect it. I created gold jewelry for my final project. I come from a family of goldsmiths, and I hope to continue the family tradition.It was important to me to shine a light on the areas in my body that hurt and search for the beauty hiding inside my pain. Materials | gold, silver, stones, leather. Working techniques | design and programming in Rhino, 3D design in Fusion, 3D wax printing, laser cutting, casting, coating.