Youjin Nam

I am fascinated by the reflective properties of materials. I work with reflective materials such as mirror, stones, acrylic, and metals. The mirror is a visual metaphor and medium that expresses aspects of ‘us’. The mirror shows not just our appearance but also what we want, imagine, and desire to see through a magical surface. I have explored the possibility of creating jewellery through reflection, experimenting with transformation between 2D and 3D, the real and virtual world, self and other, the inside and outside.

Looking at this mirror at first glance, the viewer is confronted with a special perspective that results from overlapping and multiple reflections. I imagined what the viewer might see. They can look at their self-portrait with a pearl necklace and then this beauty is captured in and on the mirror. The reflected image is an illusion which surprises and enchants the viewer. 

This pair of earrings features the principle of reflection, which is entirely illusory. The stunning coloured ruby is placed at the centre. It creates multiple and duplicate images on the surface of the metal surround and the balanced equilateral form and reflective images of stones appear as a bunch of flowers.