I believe that the basic feature of the jewellery piece is to be functional. But if it is not functional, it must be on purpose. Contemporary jewellery is associated with visual scream, mysterious whisper, gentle touch, joy, splash, multiple meanings, or minimalist feelings. Agita Putane from Putti Gallery in conversation with Klimt02.

I think the wearability of jewellery is very important all the time, from ancient to contemporary. It is one of the jewellery identity.Herman Sun on his practice as jeweller.
We were brainstorming some keywords to connect with our work and concept, clear and curves are the most commonly mentioned words. Hence, while we were curating the setting for photo shooting and display, the keywords were also kept in our mind. An exhibition Review as well as an interview with the participants by Yuxi Sun from Klimt02..
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How is my jewellery functional?

My Xhosa bling contemporary jewellery is functional because it addresses the issues of materialism that are affecting the social, cultural values in the Xhosa societies, Particularly the young people, the purpose of the bling bling look is to coincide with the modern times, reason being you cant sensor the young and they are consumed by materialistic assets. Xhosa bling contemporary jewellery has to be associated with visual scream, as that attracts attention. from that attention i can be able to convey the purpose of every piece of work that has to function as reminder to the wearer what their roles are in their community.