Encase :
Reimagining the Ritual of Passing Down Gold Jewellery
| Designed by : | Sen Fong Ling |
Under the Supervision of Associate Professor Christophe Gaubert
Is gold jewellery a holder of memories? Or a vessel of potential and value? Sealing the gold in a cast, a choice is given. One can either retrieve the original jewellery, or melt it into a blank canvas to create the next jewellery piece. A dilemma between preservation and renewal.
By designing ‘choice’ into the ritual, it makes the receiver conscious about the gift received. Is it memory or potential?
A generous way of leaving something behind when both the gift of sentimentality and the gift of value are offered.
Using the ancient Ashanti lost-wax casting method, the two choices are sealed into a single clay cast. The top holds the choice to preserve the gold jewellery. Conversely, the bottom holds the decision to renew, as the gold melts into the sprues, ready to grow into its next shape.
