The process of making a silverwork: treating it with fire to anneal it, using hammers to translate the invisible ideas into visual forms, and bathing it in water to clean it.
When I put silver into the acid to purify it and turn it white, it feels as though I have finished a personal ritual – almost like a baptism.
Driven by a passion for silver as a material and my personal interest in the ritual of the making process, I try to explore the drinking culture which developed since ancient history and re-examine its meaning in modern society. I adopt traditional vessel forms and create containers in various beautiful shapes.
I play with the polysemous term – Spirit, to echo my personal approach towards silver and give the ordinary, functional object a more profound meaning.