DETAILS
Free, no booking required
The Journal Cafe
253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC, Australia
DATES
Tue 19 May 10am – 1pm
Wed 20 May 11am – 2pm
What happens when jewellery refuses to be merely admired? This interactive experience reimagines adornment as encounter. Jewellery pieces that navigate between object and adornment are placed freely on tables for visitors to wear whilst having coffee.
In wearing, the work activates, transforming coffee breaks into opportunities for dialogue, self-expression and connection with strangers. The artist facilitates these exchanges, exploring how everyday objects can create extraordinary moments.
Participants
Elisa Zorraquin
Elisa is a jewellery artist from Argentina and a PhD candidate at RMIT University, exploring contemporary jewellery through community engagement and sustainable practices. Her research, Crafting Connections: How Emergent Material Practices in Jewellery Build Community, investigates how jewellery builds dialogue and connection through playful, interactive designs for multiple wearers. With an industrial design background, Elisa challenges fragmented, disconnected modes of living, offering alternative landscapes of value. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in Munich, Buenos Aires, New York and Melbourne/Naarm.