acrylic on vintage Hermès boxes, acrylic shadowbox frame
48" x 36" x3"
The central work of this series portrays Jane Birkin across twelve original, vintage Hermès gift boxes, transforming the packaging itself into both canvas and concept. These surfaces—synonymous with luxury, desire, and permanence—collapse the distance between origin story and object.
Birkin, whose offhand conversation on a flight sparked the creation of the iconic bag, is rendered directly onto the very material that now carries its legacy. The piece reflects the quiet, unintended genesis of a global symbol—where practicality evolved into mythology, and a personal need became shorthand for aspiration, status, and effortless femininity.
