“What is contemporary jewellery? Why can new jewellery express multiple emotions and meanings? What jewellery designs are inspired by words? What is the power of words? How can contemporary jewellery express ideas?”

Mobile telephony and wireless networks have made communication straightforward and efficient. People can communicate anytime, anywhere, but the most intuitive way of communication remains the expression of words. Yet whilst they can be amplified by social media into an excellent medicine to cure people across time and distance, they can also be a sharp knife to hurt people’s feelings. Zhuo Chen has created a range of contemporary jewellery which explores this phenomenon.