2O19 — 2O21
THROUGH THE LENS
BLANCHE TILDEN
OVERLOOKED, FORGOTTEN, SALVAGED, AND GIVEN A SECOND LIFE AS A RAW MATERIAL FOR JEWELLERY, MY TRANSFORMATION OF OBSOLETE LENSES (FROM SPECTACLES AND CAMERAS) FINDS MEANING IN WHAT IS ALREADY HERE, HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT. THIS WORK ACTS AS A LENS THROUGH WHICH I CONSIDER, DEFINE, AND ARTICULATE AESTHETIC, CULTURAL AND SENTIMENTAL VALUE.
I AM ALWAYS INTERESTED IN HOW THE VALUE OF OBJECTS CAN SHIFT, AND HOW OBJECTS GATHER MORE AND MORE MEANING OVER TIME. THE GLASS LENS, AS BOTH A MATERIAL FOR JEWELLERY AND A METAPHOR, ENABLES CLOSE INVESTIGATION AND CAREFUL LOOKING. THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO LIFE THAN FIRST MEETS THE EYE.
O1
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2021
salvaged glass lenses, oxidised sterling silver
30.0 cm diameter
Photographer: Andrew Curtis
O2
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salvaged glass lens, oxidised sterling silver
23.0 cm diameter
Photographer: Andrew Curtis
O3
RIPPLE EFFECT O1–O7
2019-21
salvaged glass lenses, oxidised sterling silver / 9 carat gold
12.7 cm – 113.5 cm diameter
Installation view
Photographer: Andrew Curtis
O4
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2021
salvaged and coldworked glass lenses, flameworked borosilicate glass, oxidised sterling silver, anodised titanium, rare earth magnets
36.0 x 18.5 cm diameter
Photographer: Andrew Curtis
O5
THROUGH THE LENS 01
2021
salvaged and coldworked glass lenses, oxidised sterling silver
25.0 cm diameter
Photographer: Andrew Curtis
O6
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2021
salvaged and coldworked glass lenses, flameworked borosilicate glass, oxidised sterling silver, titanium, rare earth magnets
24.0 x 19.0 cm diameter
Photographer: Andrew Curtis
O7
RIPPLE EFFECT 01
2019-21
salvaged glass lenses, 9 carat gold
12.7 cm diameter
Photographer: Andrew Curtis
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