Necklace: Connection 2010 Steel, enamel, ground rock
93 x 45 x 10 cm Photograph: Jim Escalante



Necklace: Connection 2010 Steel, enamel, ground rock
42 x 26 x 8 cm Photograph: Jim Escalante



Pendant: Connection 2010 Steel, enamel, ground rock
12.5 x 7 x 5 cm (L), 11.5 x 5 x 6 cm (R) Photograph: Jim Escalante

My recent work comprises sculptural units in which steel wire is used as basic material. As the basic structure is needed to construct a building, numerous layers consist of a form in my works. As I discovered another layer of personality which I had not been aware of, I began to be interested in the figures of the layer and induce them to my works. When a unit or multiple units complete a perfect structure or form, my jewelry becomes powerful and comes to life.

Human body is the perfect space to install my jewelry on. Only when my works, the body ornaments, get perfectly installed on the wearer, emotional and structural rapport starts with the wearer.  As in architecture, the site and scale of my work play an important role as well. As people imagine building an ideal house of their own, I also pursue building my house of jewelry on human body, too.

Hee jin Hwang