YAO XIONG

Biography:

I started as a ceramic product designer, having graduated with a BA Design/Ceramic Designer at Jingdezhen Ceramic College. Now I am studying jewelry design at Central Saint Martin, University of Arts London.

Collection Concept: Take a Shower

In daily life, soap is a common commodity. Whenever I use it, I want to keep the delicate carving on its surface, and deliberately change the way I use it. Since then, I began to pay attention to the special material of soap. Soap interacts with people frequently and continuously in daily life until it has completely run out. During this period, soap will be changed randomly according to people's unconscious use habits. Based on this trait, I cast several parts of my body that I focused on cleaning in my bath into metal, and then inject my ‘metal body parts’ into the soap. At this point, the soap contains another ‘me’. So the real process that I'm using this soap is like I'm looking for another one of my own. So, am I interacting with soap or another me? During this period, the soap was reshaped by my body and became smooth when it met with water, and finally turned into fragrance and remained on my skin. In the whole process, I experienced multiple sensory experiences of vision, touch and smell. I build my conscious design on my unconscious habits, by interacting with soap, and make it my personal jewelry.

Contemporary jewelry, sterling silver, soap

Yao Xiong (UK)

YAO XIONG

Biography:

Collection Concept: Take a Shower