Created by contemporary jewellery designer and object maker YunSun Jang, the I See a Halo Around You collection references writer Virginia Wolfe’s quote from the essay Modern Fiction regarding life as a “luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end”.
“Social alienation is like floating in a spacesuit: we are partly connected and yet alienated in this world,” said Jang. “I was inspired by the idea that a spacesuit gives you space in which you can live, breathe, and communicate, but it simultaneously alienates you from the space around you.”
“With this idea, I came up with jewellery that can create the space both around the wearer’s body and their jewellery,” added Jang. “I imagine wearing the jewellery creates a bubble and, at the same time, a spiritual and physical space on the body, and this pure space can help the wearer feel safe, giving them a halo-like protection.”
“The jewellery thus plays a central role in creating the space,” explained Jang. “A thin line is built from the jewellery and delineates the space around the body. Like Virginia Woolf’s ‘luminous halo’ my jewellery covers the wearer’s body and mind like a warm blanket.”
