Pearl Lee - Jeweller
這一對只屬於我的嬤嬤的遺留之物。
A pair that my grandmother left only for me.
PHOTOGRAPHY: PEARL LEE
這一對18k金珍珠耳環是我擁有的屬於嬤嬤的遺物，嬤嬤大部分的首飾都在我媽媽那裡收藏著，唯有這一對是嬤嬤親手交給我的。這是嬤嬤在我學生時期交給我，希望我可以重用耳環的物料重新打造一對耳環給自己，那時候的我沒有信心使用貴金屬製作首飾便把這對耳環放置在櫃桶的角落。幾年後，我在我櫃桶裡發現了它們，只要看見那一對珍珠耳環就會想起與嬤嬤相處的時光。我不會佩戴這一對耳環，害怕會遺失。它就像一個護身符一樣，默默地在一個角落守護著我。
Most of my grandmother's jewellery is kept under my mother's collection, while this pair of 18k gold pearl earrings are the only exception that my grandmother passed to me. I was still a student studying jewellery designs when she handed me them, hoping that I could reuse the materials of that and make myself a new pair of earrings, but because of how precious they are, I didn't have the confidence to do so, so it ended up in the corner of a cabinet in my room. Years later, while I was tidying up my room, I saw them again and immediately recalled all of my time with granny, I still wouldn't have them on because of the fear of losing them. To me, they are my talisman from my grandmother, silently protecting me from a corner.
首飾是一件可以彰顯個性的物品，對於我來說已經是日常必需品，身體的部分。有時候，我會覺得這件首飾像一個旁觀者，當被長期佩戴的時候彷彿主人部分的人生也滲入這件首飾當中。
在我看來，首飾是一個載體。當被製作者創造的那一刻開始，它就像一個容器一樣，等待著被灌入故事，靈魂或者回憶。就算這件首飾遺失了，它也會帶著前主人的故事在世界的角落流浪。
Jewellery is a way for us to express our personalities, to me, it has already become a daily necessity and part of my body. Sometimes, I would think of a piece of jewellery as a bystander, when it got worn for a long time the owner's life will slowly seep into this piece of jewellery.
From the moment a piece of jewellery is created, it has become a carrier, waiting for fruitful stories, vulnerable souls, or lovely memories to jump in. Even when a piece of jewellery is unfortunately lost, its life would never stop because it would continue its journey in this world with the story of its former owner.
