Touch for luck, a jeweller's perspective on touch

Boons, Sofie

Abstract

Microscopic interpretations trough touch in the jeweller’s practice. A reflection of touch in our culture today; from ‘touch for luck’ to ‘touch and get Corona’ and how changed perceptions are impacting practice or providing inspiration.

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: Touch: Reflections on making
• Start Date: Dec 10, 2020
• End Date: Dec 10, 2020
• Deposit Date: Dec 14, 2020
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6953299
• Publisher URL: https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/whats-on/touch-reflections-making
• Additional Information: In craft and research practice, to touch is often to make and to know. How do those who touch in their practice respond to the ‘new reality’? How can touch be simulated or evoked through digital means? How has our changed experience of touching over the past year challenged our haptic engagement?; ; Touch: Reflections on making is an event for those who make to come together and explore the importance of touch in making and the world today.