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Objects made from
recycled materials are often seen as ‘eccentric’ or ‘folksy’ rather than
celebrated for their ingenuity and potential. Or they are elevated to ‘Art ‘
status because they are defined by their ‘recycling’. Paradoxically, much of
the precious metals used in jewellery have been melted down and recycled
somewhere down the line, but this is not often advertised.
I am interested in
the environmental and aesthetic culture of re-using materials, and in how that
has and will continue to develop. My exploration of recycled steel cans within
my Jewellery has led me to explore the notion of trace. How much of the
original material do we desire or need to see? How much do we want to be, or want to be
seen to be, aware? By disguising or revealing the
surface or form; by sign, symbol or association, we choose the trace we leave.
Tamsin Leighton-Boyce- January 2011
Materials- Recycled cans, vitreous enamel, silver, silver chain |
Materials- Recycled cans, vitreous enamel, silver, silver chain, stainless steel |
Materials- Recycled cans, vitreous enamel, silver chain, stainless steel |
Materials- Recycled cans, vitreous enamel, lacquer silver, stainless steel |
Materials- Recycled cans, vitreous enamel, silver, silver chain |
Materials- Recycled cans, vitreous enamel, silver, silver chain |
Materials- Recycled cans, vitreous enamel, lacquer, silver, stainless steel |
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