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Chapter Contents                                                                                                           Chapter Preface



                                                                                                                                      My jewellery practice focuses on the construct
          Heavy is the head that wears the CROWN                                                                                      of multimodality and its applicability to the
                                                                                                                                      contemporary  jewellery  discipline,  towards
                                               109            Artist's insights.                                                      problematising and thus undercutting the
          Thato Radebe                                        Preface
                                                                                                                                      hierarchical distinctions imposed on jewellery
                                                                                                                                      as a craft. In the context of the jewellery
                                                                                                                                      works discussed here, multimodality is
                                                                                                                                      considered in relation to work that functions
                                               110            Artist Statement                                                        as both personal adornment (jewellery) and
                                                              Heavy is the head that wears the CROWN, June (2022).
                                                                                                                                      visual artefact (sculpture): therefore, I focus
                                                                                                                                      particularly on the intersectionality  between
                                                                                                                                      jewellery and sculpture.
                                               112            Artist's Curriculum Vitae

                                                              Personal information, biography, collections, exhibitions
                                                              and awards, contact details, and acknowledgements.

                                               113            Heavy is the head that wears

                                                              the CROWN
                                                              Situated Making (2022).



                                                                                                                                      Heavy is the head that wears the CROWN.
                                                                                                                                      Length 450mm / height 60mm / width 450mm.
                                                                                                                                      Sterling silver, copper and polystyrene.
                                                                                                                                      June 2022.

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