Emmeline Hastings: otherworldly jewels
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Rothwell, Sarah
Date published
2020
Abstract
I remember the day I first encountered the work of Emmeline Hastings. It was in the wonderfully titled Not Too Precious exhibition of 25 international artists, who, as curator Dr Elizabeth Goring stated in the introduction to the catalogue, represented those makers who were ‘dedicated to using materials for their expressive potential rather than for intrinsic
value’. The necklace and brooch in the show captivated me and challenged my sensory understanding of what I saw. Evoking longforgotten memories – of hunting for quartz along the banks of a river as a child and tracing
the lines of pyrite hidden within – they made me question whether these curious jewels were really made of acrylic or something else.
Journal title
The Goldsmiths Review
Volume
2019/20
Publisher
The Goldsmiths Company
Place of publication
London
eISSN
0953-0355
Rights statement
In Copyright
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