RePlace / RePlay: Upcycling in Hong Kong Art and Jewellery Exhibition
Visual Arts
Description
Description
For centuries, jewellery makers and goldsmiths have worked sustainably and created circular economies by melting and reshaping precious metal objects and remounting valuable gemstones. This longstanding practice of recycling has also informed recent practices by which jewellery designers have creatively reused waste materials alongside precious commodities to turn “trash into treasure.”
This exhibition presents research on upcycling practices in contemporary art and design in Hong Kong, a city that connects local with global practices while remaining rooted in Asia, one of the world’s top waste-producing and waste-receiving areas. Understanding craftsmanship as a way of thinking, the exhibition maps and investigates the pioneering roles of artists’ and jewellery designers’ sustainable practices.
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Indoor
Local
