Notes

My work is mainly about exploring some of the fundamentals of our everyday existence in a playful way: the creative and technical process of making, our relationship to objects that surround us and preoccupations of the zeitgeist. I make use of a lot of themes from popular culture. Absurdities of speech and amusing ironies of the contemporary social climate often underpin my pieces, and I enjoy it when people smile in response to them. Ultimately, I like to connect to people, and jewellery is the medium I use to do that - it is the perfect platform for social commentary because it is made on a very human, intimate scale and is designed to move around in the world. The technical aspects of jewellery making are also important to me, and I like to be constantly challenged by new materials that require new problem-solving skills.

- Eric Loubser