35 pieces of jade 尋找小玉

 

Exhibited at DDW 2018, Eindhoven

 

玉石在亞洲文化中被視為珍貴寶石，但傳統上只有清透完整的部分能被製成玉鐲，其餘帶有紋理、裂痕或缺角的碎料，往往被視為「無用之玉」。在這個計畫中，我們於玉器工廠挑選了 35 塊被棄用的玉石角料，這些玉石因缺口而被排除，卻同時承載著人為痕跡與自然紋理。我們嘗試回收並重新加工，探索如何賦予這些材料新的價值。透過再製過程，原本被淘汰的材料被轉化為手鍊與物件，象徵不完美也是一種美，並重思材料再生的可能性。

 

In Asian culture, jade is treasured as a precious material, yet only flawless, crystal-clear parts are traditionally valued for making bracelets. Pieces with cracks, textures, or edges are often discarded as “unwanted jade.” In this project, we selected 35 such fragments from a jade factory in Taiwan. These pieces, once considered waste, still carry both natural patterns and traces of human craftsmanship. By reclaiming and reworking them through existing manufacturing techniques, we sought to reveal their hidden potential. The fragments were reshaped into bracelets and objects, presenting imperfection as another form of beauty, and rethinking the possibilities of material regeneration.