emelie westerlund portfolio may 2014
DESCRIPTION
I make contemporary jewellery and objects inspired by the experience we get from interacting with objects. Size, shape, weight, and texture is my primary focus as I explore casting materials and seamless fixings that form interesting and interactive objects with an honesty to form and material. Living in a culture focused on our visual sense, I strive to point our attention to the more primitive senses; hearing and touch. The way something looks is equally as important as how something feels and sounds. For me, keeping to simple forms allows me to explore the non-visual aspects of jewellery and offer the wearer a richer experience.TRANSCRIPT
Emelie Westerlund
Portfolio
April 2014
Click to play video ‘Useable’ online! (56 seconds long) http://vimeo.com/75325910
Graduation project ‘Useable’May 2013
An exploration of nice functions. Why is a button nice to push? Why is certain actions more satisfying to perform than others?
Materials and processes used:Plastic, steel, wood.Lathe, grinder, CNC-milling
‘Pull’Necklace
Resin, steel, neoprene, magnets
‘Swipe’Necklace
Corian, steel, neoprene, magnets
‘Pull, slot’Necklace
Resin,rubber magnets,
‘Pull, pull, slot’Necklace
Steel,magnets, neoprene.
Ongoing project January 2014-
A continuation of my degreeshow project. Exploring the sensory experience jewellery can offer through shape and material.
Materials and processes used:Cast rubber, steel, jesmonite, magnets, steel.Laser cutting, casting.
Test pieces; Jesmonite, rubber, laminated wood,
cold cast metal.
‘Round’ Necklaces.Rubber,Jesmonite,
Magnets.30cm x 15 cmApril 2014
‘Round’ - NecklaceRubber, jesmonite, graphite, magnets.
15 cm x 30 cm
Smooth rings, 2013Corian.
Flap rings, 2013Steel, neoprene.
Brooches, 2013Steel, rubber.
‘The modern man’May 2014
A collaboration between me and Glasgow based film maker Hannah Ford. The theme for the festival is ‘The relationships we form with objects’ and our film has been selected to be screened at the short film festival ‘Opening titles’in New York in April 2014.
Materials and processes:Jesmonite, found objects.Casting
Click link to play video ‘Modern man’ online! (3:47 minutes long) Enter password ‘objects’. https://vimeo.com/89877422