The Poetic Green - Evergreen
Jade (nephrite), silk fabric, sterling silver, copper
Necklace, breast piece
2024
In the project, the leftovers of wholesale jade beads, tea sets, and incense burners are collected intentionally, cut with minimal waste, and polished as if they were of the finest texture.
By using leftover nephrite to make jewelry, the Poetic Green includes necklaces, breast pieces and brooches. The ideas of eastern jade culture are reconsidered and reconstructed in the project. With first-hand observation of Chinese jade industry in Nanyang and Suzhou, the research provides deeper insights of the complex networks of the stone, the technologies, the ethnic memories and the wearing cultures. As a result, the jewelry can be engaged by seeing, touching, wearing, and hearing it.