Attached to this oversized keyring are objects such as a kubotan, a folding knife, and an empty photo pendant, removed from their everyday scale and brought together as a single sculptural ensemble.

The series addresses the experience of walking home at night from a female perspective. Objects carried for personal safety appear here not as neutral tools, but as emotionally charged extensions of the body. Through their enlargement and grouping, they shift from discreet companions to visible signs of structural violence against women. The work reveals how everyday and public spaces are navigated through fear and strategies of self-protection — and the role objects play within this.

Leonie Holtkamp is an artist whose practice moves between art and design. She explores interpersonal relations, body — space dynamics and the emotional charge of everyday objects, combining functional and sculptural approaches.