FOUNDATIONS OF GOLD

2OO3

BLANCHE TILDEN
DESIGNER AND MAKER

MAKIKO MITSUNARI
DESIGNER AND MAKER

TRADITION AND POWER ARE FROM A SERIES OF WORKS USING REPURPOSED COMPUTER PARTS THAT CONTAIN GOLD, COMBINED WITH HANDMADE GOLD COMPONENTS. GOLD IS CENTRAL TO THE HISTORY OF ADORNMENT. IT IS ALSO A MATERIAL THAT IS EXTENSIVELY USED IN ELECTRONICS, AS AN EXCELLENT CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY. BOTH WORKS REVALUE GOLD AS A MATERIAL: IN THE PRODUCTION OF BOTH JEWELLERY AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES.