Nu Jade | 2017 - 19

Keywords: jade, motherboards, amulet, industrial waste

Work exhibited: ALCOVA, IT (2018), Droog Design, NL (2018), Kunstnerforbundet, NO (2019), Pinakothek der Moderne, DE (2019), National Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Trondheim, NO (2018), RIAN Designmuseum, SE (2019), Objectspace, NZ (2020), Schmuck 2022, IHM, DE (2022).

China is likely the largest producer of consumer electronics and electrical components nowadays. It is also one of the countries tasked with disposing of the large amounts of e-waste produced globally every year, most often under hazardous conditions towards humans and environment. The work of Nu Jade reflects on the materiality of jade and motherboard: from notions of self-protection to concerns towards e-waste handling and environmental safety in the region.