Qi Han (China)
QI HAN
Biography:
Qi Han is a jewellery designer, artist and sculptor currently based in China. She graduated from the Affiliated High School to the China Academy of Art, and then obtained a Bachelor's degree at the China Academy of Art, majoring in Sculpture. After that, she decided to enter the Royal College of Art (Jewelry and Metal programme) for further study.
Most of her works are narrative: Balance plays an essential role in this context. The balance between life and death, Ying and Yang, light and shadow constitute the taste of life. She enhances the wearer's desire to explore the work by designing hidden mechanisms and different ways of wearing.
Collection Concept:
When I was a child, I was obsessed with a Chinese classical book，called ‘strange tales from a scholar’s studio. The author condemned humanity, narrated morality and ethics through bizarre fantasies and love stories. I think that many life philosophy are involved. First, ghosts are not necessarily evil, and not all human beings are good. When projected into real life, good and evil will transform into each other. Xiao Xie, a ghost, often hides behind the umbrella and looks at her secret crush. When the umbrella spins, she will show up. Therefore, the earrings are made to be able to spin. As if Xiao Xie can show up. Also, the Metaphor of reincarnation, mutualization of good and evil.
Second, the boundary between reality and virtual. In ‘Mural’, the protagonist only with ambitions was in a declining family. When he walked into the mural, he owned everything. People staying too long in the painting will die. Sometimes smoking can help people forget and feel like in another world. So, I make the smoke tube and stand with flowers and leaves which represent elves and ghosts. How to make a choice between abject reality and virtual happiness?
Earring, gold plated copper
Necklace, gold plated copper
Smoke stand, gold plated copper
Smoke tube, gold plated copper