chat slang

The brooch features a piece of bone dyed red, into which the chat abbreviation “LOL” has been sawn. The bone represents permanence and physicality, while the abbreviation embodies a fleeting and constantly evolving digital language. By transferring immaterial communication into a physical material, it becomes evident how strongly language today is shaped by reduction and, in particular, by internet slang. This informal and dynamic form of language reflects broader social developments. At the same time, the piece of jewelry can be understood as an attempt to transform ephemeral digital culture into something lasting, thereby revealing the contradictions that arise from this process.