The Alchemy of the Ordinary: The Art of Boris Bally In the hands of Boris Bally, the discarded remnants of industrial life undergo a profound metamorphosis, emerging not as mere scrap, but as evocative vessels of memory and form. Born on January 22, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois, to Swiss parents, Bally’s artistic identity is a rich tapestry woven from diverse cultural threads and a deep-seated fascination with the raw materiality of the world around him. His journey is one of transformation, where the boundaries between jeweler’s precision and the rugged aesthetic of street salvage are perpetu…