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Lacquer, wood, egg shell, brass, gilding metal. This work is a necklace composed of five wood-based rings painted with lacquer, and the way the necklace is worn is inspired by door latches.
Marks
Lacquer, wood, brass, gilding metal. This work is completed by combining three different forms of wood lacquer products and brass. The shape is inspired by the collected marks, and the ring wearing form is inspired by the door latch.
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Lacquer, wood, egg shell and brass
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Lacquer, silver, pearl and bronze
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Lacquer and brass
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Lacquer and brass.
Marks

The marks on walls and doors traditionally used for communication between thieves, have inspired Senzi’s collection of jewellery. These hidden would be drawn after observing a house, and form a secret way of communicating. For example, a triangle means there is a woman living alone. A circle means there is a lot of money. The shape of a ladder means there is danger here, please leave as soon as possible. Senzi says:

“I believe that these symbols represent a prejudice against the division of people and an act of labelling people. Therefore, I used these symbols as a source of inspiration to make a jewellery set which expresses the disapproval of labelling and the strong insecurity of girls living in today’s world.”

In this collection Senbzi has used a traditional Chinese material called lacquer, which has a very special instability. After the lacquer is made, it takes more than a year for the colour to stabilise, during which time more exposure to sunlight deepens the colour of the lacquer. For Senzi this encourages the wearer the will to embrace more sunlight and to break the labelling by wearing the label.

The marks on walls and doors traditionally used for communication between thieves, have inspired Senzi’s collection of jewellery. These hidden would be drawn after observing a house, and form a secret way of communicating. For example, a triangle means there is a woman living alone. A circle means there is a lot of money. The shape of a ladder means there is danger here, please leave as soon as possible. Senzi says:

“I believe that these symbols represent a prejudice against the division of people and an act of labelling people. Therefore, I used these symbols as a source of inspiration to make a jewellery set which expresses the disapproval of labelling and the strong insecurity of girls living in today’s world.”

In this collection Senbzi has used a traditional Chinese material called lacquer, which has a very special instability. After the lacquer is made, it takes more than a year for the colour to stabilise, during which time more exposure to sunlight deepens the colour of the lacquer. For Senzi this encourages the wearer the will to embrace more sunlight and to break the labelling by wearing the label.