CANG 藏: Flow necklace
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 2025
Artist: Jiangling Wang
Dimensions:
Necklace: 100 × 66 mm (10 × 6.6 cm)
Medium: Silver wire, stainless steel wire, and silver tube
Object number: J.2025.47.CC.1-2
DescriptionA flexible necklace made from silver wire, stainless steel wire, and silver tube.
Description by the artist:
The CANG series draws inspiration from textile craftsmanship, exploring the interaction
between tools, techniques, and materials in the formation of jewellery structures. Silver
serves as the primary medium, hand-twisted into various wire forms, then woven,
assembled, and reconstructed to examine the flow and rhythm between lines.
A distinctive aspect of the project lies in the self-made tools, which act as "co-creators" in
the making process. Through resistance, form, rhythm, and tactility, the tools directly
influence the structure and language of each piece. This "tool-product symbiosis" method
broadens the possibilities of design and emphasises the embodied knowledge and
cultural value of handcraft.
Through refined and fluid forms, I seek to convey a quiet inner strength, engaging with ongoing dialogues on material language and sustainable practice in contemporary design.
Description by the artist:
The CANG series draws inspiration from textile craftsmanship, exploring the interaction
between tools, techniques, and materials in the formation of jewellery structures. Silver
serves as the primary medium, hand-twisted into various wire forms, then woven,
assembled, and reconstructed to examine the flow and rhythm between lines.
A distinctive aspect of the project lies in the self-made tools, which act as "co-creators" in
the making process. Through resistance, form, rhythm, and tactility, the tools directly
influence the structure and language of each piece. This "tool-product symbiosis" method
broadens the possibilities of design and emphasises the embodied knowledge and
cultural value of handcraft.
Through refined and fluid forms, I seek to convey a quiet inner strength, engaging with ongoing dialogues on material language and sustainable practice in contemporary design.