CHU-HSIEN HUANG
Inside the emptiness
“Inside the emptiness” reimagines the thin plastic film from disposable food containers as a material that carries unspoken emotion. Although often overlooked and rarely recycled, it is seemingly fragile yet surprisingly durable. By tearing, layering, and stitching it into soft, cotton-like forms, the waste material is transformed into an expressive substance.
Combined with metal structures, the product evokes the silent spaces between people where feelings are folded, hidden, or unspoken. Their gentle translucency reflects the ambiguity of human relationships. The work suggests that substance is not only physical matter, but can also carry meaning through transformation. Through this reimagining, the material becomes a carrier of tenderness, durability, and traces of unspoken memories.
Material
925 silver, recycled polyethylene (PE) film from food containers, stainless steel, pin
Technique
Metal processing (sawing, forging, riveting, soldering) in combination with recycled polyethylene (PE) film using cold joins, folding and creasing
CHU-HSIEN HUANG, Taiwan
Chu-Hsien Huang is a contemporary jewelry artist from Taichung, Taiwan. Her practice focuses on reflections on time, memory, and the quiet beauty of ephemeral forms. She works with discarded materials, such as the soft inner plastic film from disposable food containers, which she transforms into new structures by cleaning, layering, folding, stitching and connecting with silver and brass. By transforming overlooked waste into bright petal-like structures, her work expresses the belief that fragile and transient materials can take on new meaning through care and craftsmanship. Her brooches often explore moments of blossoming and the emotional traces that remain, inviting viewers to reflect on what fades and what can be preserved.
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