Xiaoqing Rong
About
Born and raised in Beijing, Xiaoqing Rong is an alumna of Pratt Institute, where she earned a B.F.A. in Jewellery with a minor in Fashion in 2021. She is advancing her studies with an M.A. in Jewellery and Metal at the Royal College of Art.
The solitude that permeated her previous work finds its echo in the silent spaces where the physical world fails to touch the digital realm. In her graduation collection, Split Failed, The Objects May Not Intersect, she explores digital failures through handcrafted and digitally modelled sculptures, engaging with the ethereal boundaries of our digital existence. These boundaries, though invisible, are insurmountable. Her work seeks to capture the essence of this dichotomy, inviting wearers to contemplate the paradox of our age: our interactions in a world where the digital and physical strive to converge but remain eternally separated.
「Split Failed, The Objects May Not Intersect」
Have you ever wondered how digital tools differ from physical ones? Inspired by personal experiences with digital sculpting errors in Rhino, this series explores the boundary between the digital and physical worlds.
In this collection, broken scissors attempt to split a wax sphere that constantly changes in the digital realm but remains solid in the real world. This contrast highlights the paradox of our age: our interactions in a world where the digital and physical strive to converge but remain eternally separate.
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