Integrated
Integrated is a set of wearable art jewellery created in response to the question “What is the nature of jewellery.” Jewellery is a form of spiritual and artistic expression, a way of thinking and a method to provoke cognitive understandings. Integrated expresses my understanding of the relationship between jewellery and the body. In these pieces, I use the symbol of water to represent the pieces becoming one with the body as water becomes one with the body. With its purpose of drawing connections between the object and the wearer, I use the space around the body to construct my pieces; the body is included as a second component in my work. To explore the topic of how the human body values water, my research focuses on the water cycle within the human body, looking into how the heart, the brain, and the small intestine interact with water as a nutrient to stay healthy. I visually portray these interactions by depicting water both aesthetically and in the physical properties of my materials, as sculpting metal and plastic results in the material taking on fluid properties. In addition, I incorporated actual fluid into my pieces to further develop the integration of water connections between the materials, the wearable art jewellery and the body.
Integrated-Heart, 2023. Sterling silver, brass, vinyl tube, resin, thermoplastic, urethane expandable foam, PET plastic, copolymer plastic, baby oil, cubic zirconia, 42cm x 35cm x 24.5cm.
Integrated-Brain, 2023. Sterling silver, brass, vinyl tube, resin, thermoplastic, urethane expandable foam, PET plastic, copolymer plastic, baby oil, cubic zirconia, 19cm x 22.5cm x 44cm.
Integrated-Small Intestine, 2023. Sterling silver, brass, vinyl tube, resin, thermoplastic, urethane expandable foam, PET plastic, baby oil, cubic zirconia, 73cm x18.5cm x 3cm.