Faculty of Design
Material Art & Design
Yixin Zhang
Sloth & Titan Arum
Jewellery
2021
Sterling silver, Pearls
7.6 cm x 5.1 cm, 6.8cm x 5.9 cm
The Titan Arum relies on its carrion odour to attract pollinators (Bauschelt 13). The benefits without hard-working always attract slothful people, and they are misleading people to get something by doing nothing. The lazy people refuse to listen to the advice of "Don't be slothful," so the benefits (pearls) that the others bring to them (as the insects pollinate for the flower) block people's ears and make people stay slothful
Work by
Yixin Zhang aka. Sia Zhang
Jewellery
“My collection explores the relationship between plants and the seven deadly sins, by making jewellery that uses the plants as the metaphor for the seven deadly sins. From my perspective, the plants...” [More]