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What is it

For those living in the city, encounters with the true "wilderness" are rare. Perhaps only during moments of leisure can we wander aimlessly into a post-industrial oasis—a subtle escape nestled within urban life. Much like a jewellery gallery embedded in the fabric of the city, this unexpected spiritual outland offers a gem of quiet brilliance amid the bustle of daily routines. Though concealed among mundane objects and everyday scenes, it glows with a calculated sense of wonder and imagination.

The jewellery gallery is a hybrid space offering an artistic lifestyle. Through the silent eloquence of jewellery, it fosters ambiguous collaborations between art and life. It explores how craftsmanship can articulate the enduring value of traditional culture, forging dynamic connections with the present. By regularly inviting international scholars and practitioners, the gallery continuously re-examines the identity of jewellery and metalwork within the global landscape of visual culture.

Attuned to emerging technologies, the gallery treats the hand as humanity’s original tool, striving to maintain intellectual dexterity in a rapidly shifting cultural and technological world. In ongoing dialogue with the cultural and creative industries, it cultivates the full potential of experimental thinking through hands-on projects.

Within this jewellery and metalwork studio, visitors are welcomed to seek the unexpected within the expected. They are encouraged to extract the extraordinary from the ordinary. With materials and craftsmanship as its language, the gallery invites all to join in negotiating the past, present, and future.

Project Advisor: Jiaying Xu
Curators: Jiaorao Xu, Yuhui Wu
Project Initiators: Min Zhong, Chong Shi, Lite Zhu
Exhibition Assistants: Yanjie Hu, Lingduo Luo, Qingzheng Su

Co-organiser: Jewellery & Metal Studio, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts
Supporting Partners: YIFU Art, ALSOLIKE

Participating Artists:
Chong Shi, Jiaying Xu, Shiqi Wu, Min Zhong, Min Sun, Yibo He, Rui Gao, Yuanyuan Yu, Xi Hu, Yuhui Wu, Jiaorao Xu, Yuncen Yan, Yiran Zhang

Supporting Brands: SHIWU Metal Studio, A Little Fired, DMM Studio, EVERMOON,  LIUMO

When is it

Opening: July 12, 2025

 

Where is it

Si Time Gallery, Shanghai

What to expect