Winner of Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Award 2022
For Conceptual Jewellery Design
Silver Award
Data Portrait Collar
Differences in two human mitochondrial DNA codes were identified and plotted to produce the waves in this imagined collar. Red rays reflect the points at which the codes differed.
The genetic sample materials were separated by 10,000 years, one Neolithic and one from contemporary man.
This is a novel portrait where DNA data has been used to inform a new artistic cameo.
Meanings & Messages
Association of Contemporary Jewellery 25th Anniversary Touring Exhibition 2022 - 2023
November 16 - December 21
Mission Gallery
Swansea
Smiley Face Brooch
A rugged wall protects our vulnerable inner feelings Partly hiding a crowd of happy and sad emojis Reflecting light, as changeable as our moods. Brooch pins force the faces forward Secured through a smile … Broken by exhaustion
“Phorme: to create, shape or indeed form in an unexpected way.”
Dr Allison Macleod 2020
One-off works of conceptual art jewellery
Created from a fusion of art and science.
Inspired by the artistry and technology of ancient man.
Eco art jewellery made with respect for planet Earth.
Dr Allison Macleod invites you to enjoy exploring the unexpected.