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Student / Fashion, Textile and Jewellery Design

The Gift of Seasons

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Medium or Format: Silver, Resin,steel
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Dimensions and/or Technical Information: Metal process (including welding, inlay, wearing mechanism, turning mold, chisel carving, etc.)
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Short Description of Work

Inspired by China's 24 solar terms, this project shows the subtle changes in natural phenomena under the influence of solar terms. The twenty-four solar terms is a cultural treasure of China for 2500 years. The author uses contemporary jewelry language and materials to reinterpret the traditional Chinese culture.
Inspired by the 24 Chinese solar terms, this collection shows the subtle changes in natural phenomena represented by the solar terms. The 24 solar terms are Chinese cultural treasures with a history of about 2,500 years, and the artist utilizes the language and materials of contemporary jewelry to reinterpret traditional Chinese culture.

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The 24 solar terms are not only an important part of Chinese traditional culture, but also a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation. From the records of the four seasons in the documents of the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the complete establishment of the twenty-four solar terms in the Qin and Han dynasties, people have been using the twenty-four solar terms to this day. Through detailed and careful observation of the changes in the natural environment under the influence of the twenty-four solar terms, and the laws and living habits of the twenty-four solar terms recorded by the ancients, I summarized the natural phenomena and subtle changes corresponding to each solar term, and distinguished them in detail. I combined the traditional jewelry making process with the modern jewelry language by means of material experiment and inspiration divergence, giving them something related to nature, inspired by the twenty-four solar terms of traditional Chinese culture, it has produced a series of modern jewelry with Chinese aesthetics, including brooches, rings, earrings, pendants (necklaces). In order to pay tribute to the wisdom and experience of the ancient working people, eulogize the historical accumulation and cultural connotation contained therein, as well as the author's love for nature under the influence of Chinese aesthetics.

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Chen Sitong
Shenzhen/London

He graduated from SUNY New Paltz Metal Program and is currently studying Jewellery and Metal at Royal College of Art.

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