KIOSK: Sakurako Shimizu
Sakurako Shimizu (USA)
1981 ATARI Ring, 2008
18 K Gold ring, hand fabricated
Head, 2006; Jewelry , 2006
Sterling silver necklaces and bracelets, various dimensions
Waveform Series, 2007 – 2008
Laser-cut jewels, various dimensions
Courtesy the artist.
Sakurako Shimizu is a Japanese artist, curator and designer of conceptual jewelry based in Brooklyn, New York. Her beautiful jewels translate into refined, precious objects shapes, metaphors, forms and concepts coming from digital technology. The 1981 ATARI Ring, for example, is a man's ring featuring a precise cast of the original Atari computer chip out of 18 karat gold; the Waveform Series is the laser-cut shapes of the waveform of the sound in sound editing software environment. The sounds are human sound such as yawn, atchoum, giggle, wow, and the sound of church bell. Finally, is a pair of eardrops featuring the tag “head” of the HTML code, ironically placing the wearer’s head between “open” and “close” tags; while is laser-cut necklace representing the HTML code needed to display the word "Jewelry" via internet browser.
Sakurako Shimizu (USA) is part of the KIOSK-gallery, curated by Yves Bernard and Domenico Quaranta.
