The jewelry is the brainchild of a designer named Naomi Kizhner, many agree it's freaky to say the least

Oct 25, 2014 23:25 GMT  ·  By

Earlier this week, I introduced you to a few pieces of jewelry that, although absolutely flawless as far as looks go, are surely some of the freakiest to have ever been created.

Long story short, this jewelry, created by an artist named Naomi Kizhner, is designed in such ways that it can harvest energy from blood flow.

Apparently, some folks are quite convinced that the designer who put together these pieces of jewelry is nothing short of bonkers. Others think the concept is positively brilliant.

Not that I am one of those people who find it downright impossible to have an opinion of their own, but I happen to think that both the people who say this jewelry is disgusting and those who find it brilliant are right.

In a nutshell, here's how I see things: yes, Naomi Kizhner's creations are gory and border the insane, but the thing is that this is precisely that makes them brilliant.

First off, let's review what we know about this jewelry

Designer Naomi Kizhner's creations, a photo of which is available next to this article, are designed in such ways that they connect to the wearer's blood vessels. Hence, they can harvest energy from the blood flow of the person wearing them.

Mind you, the pieces are not meant to be worn by regular folks while running errands, going to the movies, cuddling with their loved ones or playing fetch with their pet dog.

On the contrary, the designer created them as a commentary on human society's habit of using and abusing the planet's natural resources. Simply put, this freaky jewelry is intended to promote sustainability.

In fact, the pieces do not even generate enough energy for people to be able to use them to charge their gadgets and gizmos. They only produce the right amount of energy needed to draw attention to themselves.

“The work delves into a world in which there is a significant decline, which forces humanity to seek all the more forcefully for alternative ways of cultivating power,” the designer explained in a statement.

“The suggested solution to the dilemma is based on the idea of biological wealth, harvesting energy directly from the body,” she went on to comment on this bizarre project of hers.

Bloody disgusting or positively brilliant?

If we're gonna be honest here, it must be said that, had designer Naomi Kizhner created these pieces of jewelry expecting to have actual people actually wearing them, labeling them as gory and disgusting would have been spot on.

The thing is that, as mentioned, she put them together looking to sound the alarm about the need to start taking better care of the planet's natural resources and promote sustainability. From this standpoint, the jewelry is ingenious to say the least.

Whether we want to admit it or not, most of us do have a soft spot for the macabre. If we didn't, Halloween wouldn't be as popular as it is and Hollywood would just stop making horror movies.

My point is that we humans quite enjoy the occasional good scare, served with a hearty dose of gruesome. Hence, turning to blood and gore to raise awareness about environmental issues is probably the best way to go.

Let's face it, conservationists and green groups can release all the reports they want and spend weeks on end putting together charts showing just how much damage we're causing the planet. At the end of the day, we still go to bed with the TV still running and using up energy.

Boring reports don't impress us, and they sure as hell don't keep us up at night wondering what we could do to improve on our ecological footprint and safeguard the planet's remaining natural resources.

Freaky jewelry that harvests energy from blood flow, on the other hand, is one of those few things that really stick to our mind and that we feel like telling our friends and family about.

Bottom line, here's how I see things: Naomi Kizhner's jewelry is absolutely brilliant in using the macabre to draw attention to issues that should concern us all but that, too often, are only talked about when they make it on the news.

And, yes, I would totally buy one such piece of jewelry. Not to shove it in my veins or anything of the sorts, but just to put it someplace where I can look at it and remind myself to turn out the faucet when brushing my teeth and switch off my computer at night.