The scold’s scatter reclaims the narrative of the scold’s bridle, aka the witch’s bridle, a medieval torturing device for women, imposed by their husbands or the church. Its goal was to silence, humiliate, and intimidate suspected witches, prostitutes, and women who were nagging or causing a public nuisance into submission. The scold’s scatter compels the corporal punishment into regression, using this collective trauma to force a definitive shift – the power no longer lies with the enforcer but within the wearer. The choker no longer chokes, and the gems do not cut. The cords are embedded into the purposeful or senseless movement of the wearer; they hug and protect the body, or they are unleashed and enraged. Crafted from gifted plumber’s snake, metallic elements, and gems, the piece fastens around the neck with a tactile, adaptive structure in the form of a three-holed belt, accommodating various sizes. This piece is 1/1 and handmade in our studio in Athens.
