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TRACES
Artefacts and Jewellery
By Deborah Werbner
LMU HND Graduate
New Designers Stand J8
Week 1 July 9 – 12 (8 July Press Day)
“DO YOU SEE YONDER CLOUD THAT’S ALMOST IN THE SHAPE OF A CAMEL” HAMLET (III.2.366)
Why when looking at a cloud do we, like Hamlet, sometimes see a camel or a weasel or a whale? Why does the human arterial system resemble the branching limbs of a tree? What does a Wallace Steven’s poem have in common with the English coastline?
These phenomena can all be described by the mathematical constructs of fractal geometry, which explain seemingly random or chaotic structures. Fractal geometry is also applied to human behaviour and associated with imagery used to interpret unconscious thoughts. The TRACES series – intersecting design, mathematics and psychology – uses fractal imagery to trigger recollections and personal histories. These form the starting point to create artefacts, jewellery or sculpture unique to the bearer of the story. The finished pieces chronicle the client/wearer’s memories with harmony, tenderness and, at times, whimsy.
During Week 1 of New Designers, Deborah Werbner will present work from her TRACES series, which challenges the traditional role of maker and wearer and looks beyond what we see to what we perceive.
In June 2009, Deborah received the British Jewellers’ Association 1st Prize Certificate for her Body of Work and the Goldsmiths’ Company 2nd Prize Award for her Major Project for the 2009 HND Design Course (Silversmithing, Jewellery & Allied Crafts) at the Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media & Design, London Metropolitan University. Earlier this year she was awarded the “Herbie Prize” for her Art Medal VOTE, from the British Art Medal Society (BAMS) 2009 Student Competition.
Deborah Werbner has been offered a postgraduate place in the MA in Applied Art at London Metropolitan University beginning October 2009.
CONTACT: TEL: (44) 7788 605 434 EMAIL: d.werbner@btopenworld.com
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