LOVE IS BLING LOVE IS BLING

LOVE IS BLING casts jewellery in the role of a reality-show contestant. Behind a burgundy curtain, which, much like television scenery, both reveals and conceals what lies beyond, visitors enter a space somewhere between a confessional, a jewellery store, and the set of a dating show. At the centre stands an oversized ring box containing individual “contestants” – intentionally unwearable rings, each with a personality of its own. The lid of the box becomes the screen for the video LOVE IS BLING, in which the jewellery is subjected to dating, judging, and rejection. With humour, the installation explores what it takes for something to be attractive, practical, and cool enough to be chosen.