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Thisprojectwa
stheinspiratio
nofXavierInes
Moncls
andSarahOHa
nafore
wo
rd
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foreword
SARAHOHAN
A-DESIGNE
RANDLECTURERIN
APPLIEDAR
TS:CITYCO
LLEGEMANC
HESTER.
Creative,wor
kingrelations
hipscomeby
quiterarely.
Justasrareisthea
nglofileCata
lanwithap
ar-
ticularliking
ofthepost-i
ndustrialNor
th.Suchanid
ividualisXav
ierInesMoncls,aje
wellerwho
hasexhibited
hishomely,p
layfulworkwo
rldwide,anda
stoundedmo
rethanoneMancunians
tudent
withhissurr
ealprojects,
demandingb
othskillatth
ebenchand
traditionalsta
yingpower.I
firstmet
InesMoncls
twoyearsa
goandhave
sinceplotted
andplanned
numerouswa
ysinwhichto
bringto
theforef
ronttheawes
omevariety
andtechnica
lskillemanat
ingfromthe
schoolsofje
welleryin
Barcelona,wherehew
astrained.
Didyouknow
?hesaidveryearlyon,that
Barcelonaand
Manchestersha
rethesameind
ustrialheritage?
witnessingmy
surprise,hecon
tinued:Myow
ngrandmotherworke
dinatextilefa
ctoryhereinBa
rcelona
foryearscalled
FabraandCoat
s.Nowitsacu
lturalcentre.In
thiswaywerealisedt
hetwogreatci
ties
sharedapastt
oogoodtomiss
,andBarcelon
a,stillanindus
triousprovider,
becamethefocusofour
atten-
tion.Mancheste
r,withitscolos
salindustrialba
ckgroundandr
edbrickculture
offeredtheper
fectplatform.
Buildingonthedyna
miccollaborationsh
aredinpreviouspro
jectswejoinedforc
estobringtoManch
estera
collectionofworkw
hichexemplifiesthe
Mediterraneanscho
olofthought.Aver
ydistinctstyleflows
from
thecoastsofCata
lunya,noteasilyde
finedbyeitheritsu
seofcolourormate
rialvariety,artistic
contentor
conceptualattainment.Anunh
inderedexposureof
thesubconsciousis
moretothepoint.
Andifthismeans
usingmobilephone
buttons,importedcartoons,ceme
ntwithgoldordelic
atetextilemessages
,sobeit.An
attitudebornoutof
confidence,designe
dtosatisfythemostprivatedepartm
entsoftheinnerse
lf.
Thepowerfulundercurrent,th
ecommonlanguage,butmor
eimportantlythefreedomof
expression
sharedbythejewellersinthi
sexhibitionismatchedequal
lyandateverystage
bytheboundlessenergy,cult
uraldiversityandamplegrou
ndsforopportunitythatisoffe
redbytheCityof
Manchester.
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WhenIwaslittleIlikedtoplaycuttingalltypesofmaterialswith
myhandsandmyscissorsandalwaysenjoyedplayinginthe
forestcollectingdifferentkindsofleaves,seeds,flowersand
stonesliketreasures.
Imstillfascinatedbythewaynaturemakesallsortsofincredible
shapesandcoloursthatwecanneverrecreateasperfectly.
IbelieveweshouldneverstopplayingandthatswhatIkeep
doinginlife.
hagopian
ana
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an
a
hagopian
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Continuingmyownpe
rsonaltrajec
tory,Ihave
chosen
topositmy
workonourownpe
rsonsinthe
formof
jewellery,us
ingthelang
uageofbrooches,wristb
ands
andaccessor
ies.Inthisw
aythegaller
ywallshifts
literallyonto
usasspect
ators.Web
ecometheo
bjectof
attention,th
ewearerof
theworks,a
travelingsite
to
seeandbes
een.
michie
anne
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an
ne
michie
Identitywris
tbands
Letsmakepe
ace
keyringand
pendant
RIGHT
Warmmessa
ge
brooch
LEFT
RIGHT
10
LEFT
Messagebro
oches
mounted
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Arrangeanddis
arrange,lookfo
rachallengein
themostelemen
tary
shapes-likeov
alsorrectangles
andthenexp
loretheirmultip
le
combinations.Met
iculousness,cha
ngeabilityandf
ondnessofcolou
r,through
thevery personal use ofjapa
neselacquer, su
mmarisethewo
rk ofEstela
Guitart.
Chromaticrythm
sormathemati
calsystems?Th
esequencesof
unitscan
eithershapean
organicgarland
orageometrica
lcomposition.I
nthese
poeticalscheme
s,thetinygear
sthatarticulate
thejewelsprou
dly
participateinthe
finalaesthetica
leffect,instead
ofremaininghid
denonthe
back.
Totransform ra
dicallythelook of a neck
lacebytwisting
it,to changei
ts
lengthortocho
osewhichcolou
r wepreferinareversiblep
endant,areall
stimulithatGuit
artoffersusthro
ughherjeweller
y.Sheencouragesthew
ear-
ertore-discover
everypiece,on
cetheyarewor
nonthebody.L
etstakepart,
therefore,inthe
adornmentplay
.
MnicaGaspar
ArtHistorian
11
estela
guitart
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estela
guitart
ABOVE
ABOVE
BELOW
BELOW
12
Necklace
Necklace
Bracelet
(silveranduru
shi)
Pendants
(silveranduru
shi)
(silveranduru
shi)
(silveranduru
shi)
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DaybydayIlinkfragmentsandjointhedisjointedworld
together.Thisfragmentedbeautycouldcrystalisefora
momentintosomethingakintoanalphabet.Becoveredfor
amomentbythisdelicatewebwhichallowsustofeelwhat
ishiddenwithin.Holdontothismoment.Breatheitand
holdontoit.
draper
gemma
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ge
mma
draper
Asimilar 1
Asimilar 11
ABOVE
ABOVE
Frame
Itsalmostthesame
BELOW
LEFT
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garciatebar
grego
15
Storiesinano
therformat
Mypiecesarestori
es
Innermoststo
riesmadematerial,
Materialthatm
eetsmysteps
Andmysteps
aremypassag
e
throughthese
stories,
storiesinanot
herformat.
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gr
ego
G
arcia
tebar
16
Objectswith
animalinnocen
ce
(Perspex,pre
ss-forming,cer
amicenamel)
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Ourexperience
oflifehasgon
efrombeingfe
udalinscopet
obeingglobal.
But
whileitusedtob
edirectandpr
ofound,nowit
issuperficialan
dmediatedby
mass
media.Ithasbecomealm
ostimpossible
tofindanythin
gimmediateor
thathasnot
yetbeenaliena
ted.
TheShamansw
erethelasthu
manstospeak
toanimalsand
tothewholeof
nature:plants,
wind,androck
s.Ourhunter-g
athererancest
orsrecognised
that
theirenvironme
ntpossessedt
hepoweroflif
eanddeathov
erthemandth
ey
consideredtha
tsuchcommun
icationwasess
entialfortheirs
urvival.Noww
etoo
arebeginningt
orecognisethe
poweroflifea
nddeaththato
urenvironment
has
overus.Wehavet
ocommunicate
withit.
Ourrelationship
withournewt
echno-urbanenvironmen
t,materialsan
dimages,
hascreatedfar
-reachingchang
esinourperce
ptivefaculties.Changesth
attoday
anyonewhopa
ssesthrougha
cityexperienc
esonaprivate
level,andwhichany
citizenofacont
emporarystate
experienceson
anhistoricalle
vel.Wenolon
ger
thinkaboutwha
twewant,mov
ingimagessub
stituteourtho
ughts.
Itisforthisre
asonthatthel
anguageofpo
pularstereotyp
eshasbeench
osenfor
thesedeclarationsofcu
lturalcriticism.
Cinematicmon
tagesandphot
omontages
thatthebodyu
sesasamediumfortriba
lidentification,
andasamea
nsof
communication
withthesyste
m,awayofgettingcloserto
others.
kepa
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karmona
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ke
pa
karmona
ABOVE
HolidaysinBag
dad
ABOVE
Europewelcom
escz
BELOW
Com
ABOVE
Gillettebuildin
gs
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Jewellery.The
craftprovides
abase.Itrepre
sentsastartin
gpoint
fromwhichtod
ealwiththings,organiseth
emandmakea
ritualoutofwh
at
isoccurring.Th
ejewelsareju
stthetool.Thebiggerp
ictureistoatte
mpt
an understand
ingthroughma
kingthem.Pie
ces appear acc
ordingtomy
mostimmediate
needs,which
turnsthemanip
ulatedmediumi
ntoamapof
myreality.
monzomarc
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ma
rc
M
onzo
RIGHT
(silver,carpain
t,steel)
2004
ABOVE
(plastic,silver,steel)
2004
BELOW
(plastic,silver,
steel)
2004
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Charactersand
unimaginableanimals,app
aratustoruna
timpossible
speeds,machin
estoflyover
theroofofas
tarrysky,piecesofjunkto
spreadthemis
t.Apileofmac
hinesofuntrus
tingfunctionali
tycarryus,
travellingthrou
ghaninfinity
ofhistories.
fugarolas
monica
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mo
nica
fugarolas
BELOW
Copa
22
BELOW
Castanyaswi
dowhasdecid
edtowearaS
pringdress
Hangingtoy
(silver,nylon,
glass,cord,sil
k,velvet)
ABOVE
UncleNeloha
danostrichw
hichransom
uch
Fingertoy
(silver,lead,n
ylon,glass,co
rd)
ABOVE
MarialaMuca
dera,Unassem
bledbell
(silver,bronze,button
,glass)
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IcouldntsayexactlywhenandwhyIbeganusingcementin
myjewels.Iliveinacitywherealmosteverythingisbuilt
withthismaterial.Tonsandtonsofitarecoldlypiledup.In
myprivatelifetherearenocementmachinesbuttiny
instrumentsthatarrangethismaterialwiththeprecisionand
loveofajeweller.
martinez
samuel
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sa
muel
M
artinez
ABOVE
Casameva
ABOVE
LaClau
BELOW
Kamaco
BELOW
MedalCreu
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solsona
25
Experiments
WhenImakethesepiecesIhavethe
samewonderfulfe
elingthatI
didasachild,when
Iwouldtakeapart
anybrokenelectrical
householdgoodsor
toysthatcamemy
way.
tensi
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te
nsisoslona
26
RIGHT
Brooch
(silver)
LEFT
Ring(silver)
RIGHT
Brooch
(silver)
LEFT
Brooch
(silver)
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monclus
27
XavierInesMonclusjewelleryoftenarisesoutoficonographical
borrowingsfromhismostimmediateenvironment,especiallyifthis
canevokeacertainnostalgia.Itsgoodtoimaginetheprocessnot
somuchasade-contextualisation,ratherasarescuingofthe
quotidian,wherebytheartistfnalisesamarvelloustransformationof
themostanodyne,sadandworryingaspectsofrealityintoveritable
visualpoems,fullofthoughtandoptimism.MnicaGasparArthistorian
xavier
ines
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xa
vier
ines
monclus
28
RIGHT
FaunaLleidata
na
(silver,bronze
,
coldenamel)
LEFT
Justlikethe
frogsofDidsb
ury
(silver,plastic,
coldenamel)
RIGHT
MonkeyCircu
s
(silver,wood,
acrylic,coldenam
el)
s
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AnaHagopin [email protected]
ontac
ts
EstelaGuitart [email protected]
MarcMonz
MnicaFugarolas
TensiSolsona
SamuelMartinez
XaviInesMonclsxinesm
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than
k
you
thankyou
Wewouldlik
etothankth
efollowingindividualsa
ndgalleries
forthehelp
offeredwith
thisexhibiti
onandcatalo
gue:
MnicaGaspar:IndependentJewelleryCuratorand
ArtHistorian
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Thevirtualcompany.c
o.uk
SarahOHana:City
CollegeManchester
XavierInesMoncls:IndependentJew
elleryDesigner
JoanneGreenhalgh,AdamGodwin,LeonRussellandCaydeneShipley:HNDGraphicDesign-CityCollegeManchester
MariaLluisaSamaranch:HipotesiGallery,Barcelona
FabrayCoatsMuseum:Barcelona
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