Christel van der Laan: Statement
A collector of all manner of things, Christel searches for carefully considered relationships between sometimes disparate elements in her jewellery, with the intrinsic qualities of the materials as her starting point. There are two facets to her practice: The precise carving of ceramic honeycomb components, a refractory material intended for the jeweller's soldering bench, and the use of found materials. Placed together, the mundane, the discarded, the overlooked and occasionally the precious, create new poetic possibilites, inviting the viewer and wearer to see jewellery in a different way.
Group Exhibition
Melbourne Design Fair 2023
May 18-21, 2023