Verborgene Kraft by Lingjie Wang

Statement: In the process of experimenting and creating the pieces, Lingjie Wang explored the hidden power of the conscious and unconscious. Hidden power is a power of transfor- mation, capable of transforming a 2nd dimension into a 3rd dimension, the abstract into the concrete, waste into treasure. The connections between things, such as materials and environment, thoughts and forms, jewellery and the wearer, are reconstructed by hidden power. It is a pulling force that connects the separate front and back sides of jewellery and allows the objects to be attached to clothing and become jewellery. Hidden power is also a power of integration. Causality, as a means of connection, includes not only regularity, but also indeterminacy, randomness and non-repeatability. With the cooperation of the materials themselves and the environment, water and heat, the works are transformed. The properties of the material itself and the textual information of the word inherent to each piece, unite to create a new surface texture.