Reversspeld met een kinderkop gedreven uit een Duitse munt c. 1914

This is a golden pin, made by Frans Zwollo, with a child's head embossed onto a German coin. Imagine the artist carefully coaxing the metal, pressing and shaping it into a new form. I like thinking about what Zwollo was thinking when they were making this. Were they reflecting on childhood? What might a child symbolize to them? The coin itself, with its own history and imprints, becomes a canvas for transformation. The spiral detail on the pin’s stem feels like a subtle, playful gesture—a little flourish that animates the object. For me, the piece is a reminder that art exists in an ongoing conversation. Each piece builds upon what came before, and lays groundwork for what follows. Just like a painting, this pin embodies a history of gestures, intentions, and possibilities. It invites us to look closer, to reconsider the familiar, and to find new beauty in unexpected places.