Katrina Nolan
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Statement:
The act of confession is the basis for this project, contextualised using the Catholic confessional with the aim to explore notions of guilt.
The confessional grille, traditionally a flimsy piece of cloth or wood, is semi-transparent and acts as a division not just physically but metaphorically. Consisting of two sides, one is holy and pure and a direct link to God, the other where the common sinner relinquishes his or her past misdeeds.
This work comprises of 21 anonymous confessions that not only give insight into the various individuals who donated them, but may also be the starting point for further discussion. It is only in exposing our true selves to others, that they feel able to do the same in return.
While traditional confessionals are dark and enclosed, this one is open and its secrets are revealed for all to see.
Tanya Garfield
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Statement:
Secrecy and the ability to translate spoken or written text into a visual language is central to this body of work. Inspired by wartime communication, my work uses Morse code to isolate messages. This work explores the contradictory nature of Morse code; a simplistic visual representation of the alphabet, used to communicate highly complex, secretive messages. The work is deceitful. To the unknowing viewer it is simply an arrangement of dots and dashes; to the trained eye it is a silent, effective way of conveying information.
Farhana Alam
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Geometric forms are fascinating to me, the way basic connecting lines can create a playground for positive and negative spaces.
The use of rectilinear shapes such as the square within my pieces is chosen to create an interplay of space which is conveyed within puzzle like constructions. This emphasises form and function which are fundamental elements of my designs.
The choice of acrylic is generated by minimalistic principles as it is light weight and elegant, allowing the jewellery to be utilitarian. Each piece is multi-functional and once configured transforms from two dimensional flat pack to three dimensional architectonic constructions.
The selection of the monochrome palette is a representation of minimalism, on how the most basic contrasting colours are used to create simple but striking compositions.
Chantelle Kitchen
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Statement:
For an eighteenth century woman of status, the fan became an essential and significant accessory: not only as an effective method of keeping cool but more intriguingly as an expression of her body language. The ability to manipulate the fan was an indication of elegance and even beauty, however, it also enabled a woman to chose whether to show or hide her emotions. Inspired by this empowering concept, I have chosen to explore the language of the fan and the expression of emotion, through the positioning of an object in front of the face. The objects themselves are merely props and have no intrinsic value. Their purpose is to reveal a sentiment, which would otherwise be disguised. By producing photographic images as my finished pieces, I intend to show how worthless materials can be manipulated into powerful and expressive body adornments.
Chelsie Wynter
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This collection is primarily based on the designs of men’s accessories. Using manhood as a starting point of my research I have created a series of pieces. The main focus of the pieces has been to challenge the perceptions of traditional men’s jewellery. I have explored many aspects of men’s accessories transforming and re-establishing the purpose of them.
Using Surrealism as an inspiration, I have adopted some elements within my work; the pieces being reconstructed and extended from their original form. Although the designs are based on menswear, the pieces are aimed at neither men nor women but rather the genderless shirt from which the pieces will be worn. The shirt is the canvas for my designs.
