Shane
Shane is a London-based contemporary jewellery artist currently pursuing an MA in Jewellery & Metal at the Royal College of Art. Trained as a jewellery appraiser and jade carving artist, his practice bridges high craftsmanship and conceptual inquiry, focusing on Eastern cultural contexts and identity. His work has been exhibited internationally, including in London, Beijing, and Los Angeles. In this year, he just received an Award from the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council. He has presented work at the Barbican Centre Conservatory, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and FORGE.
My practice resists fixed boundaries or stylistic definitions, unfolding through thematic series. At this stage, I focus on identity, memory, and ritual as fluid conditions rather than stable forms. Grounded in Eastern cultural contexts and ethnographic research, I move between refined craftsmanship and experimental materials, questioning the relationship between contemporary jewellery and precious jewellery. I am drawn to relief carving, gemstone cutting, metal structures, bodily experience, and the emotional charge embedded in objects. For me, jewellery is a narrative device — a medium to articulate personal experience and social realities through symbolic, story-driven forms.
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