YUKA ISHIKAWA
Everlasting Abyss
Each of the six bangles titled “Abyss” is part of the “Everlasting Abyss" series.
The pieces of jewelry are covered with a glaze that eventually peels off the metal surface.
The artist understands this peeling as a symbol of "the return of the material to its origin".
Furthermore, she places the aging of the metal in a process of "visualization of the passage of time in matter".
The beautiful four seasons of Japan are woven into these works as one aspect of its identity.
Each "Abyss", where the light and shadow confront each other, was consciously created as something universal, connected to the flow of the seasons. Even if their form changes, their colours fade and cease to exist as “material” objects. She created them with the hope that their “soul” would remain unchanged and last forever.
Material
Sterling silver, glazes
Technique
Casting
YUKA ISHIKAWA, Japan
Born in Japan in 1979, Yuka Ishikawa began her self-taught jewelry design practice in 2016, under the thematic framework of “Decaying Bodies and Eternal Souls". In her artistic approach, she understands metal as “the body”, while elements such as gemstones and glazes – fired and embedded into the metal – are perceived as the “soul". She interprets the chemical transformations of the metal as “the aging of the body”, and the gradual peeling of the glaze as a symbolic “return of body and soul to their origins". She understands the natural changes that occur over time in each piece as reflections of its wearer, striving to create jewelry that lasts over time, evolving and transforming together with the person who wears it.
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