Thesis


De Opkomende Sieradendiscipline (The Emerging Jewellery Discipline) is a bachelor thesis about the relationship between jewellery, maker, wearer, and viewer. Jewellery is too often unfairly categorised as decorative, portable objects such as a ring, necklace, bracelet and earrings. It, however, has undergone a profound shift in the past fifty years. Its meaning and material presence have expanded, placing the field in a conceptual grey area. From the 1960s onwards, jewellery became increasingly abstract, prompting sustained debates about its function and significance. That makes the discipline hard to define and frame, yet it is compelling as a research topic to explore further. There is one important and obvious requirement that a piece of jewellery must meet: it is linked to a wearer. Just as a letter has a sender, message and addressee, art and design have a maker, the work and a visitor. Yet, jewellery introduces an additional, essential element: the wearer.


Archived at AKI Artez Enschede 2021

Photos: Ilse Louise van der Woude, Dagmar Brussel

MATERIALS: Biotop, Linnen, Satin