This edition of Fragment(s) series is a library of 12 porcelain bottles – all unique yet similar. The shapes chronicle the history, breakage and decay of distressed ceramic production moulds the duo collected at an abandoned bottle production facility in Jingtao Cichang, an old factory area of Jingdezhen, city known as the Chinese capital of porcelain. Julie & Jesse have cast new pieces from these old moulds to reveal the beauty and poetics in their physical deterioration, to celebrate what would otherwise be discarded.
Dimensions: L12 x W13 x H20.5 cm per vessel
Note: This series ships in a wood crate, please make sure to select the wood crate during checkout. Wood crates are not for sale without a prior product selection.
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Fragment(s), The Bottle Edition is a series exploring the ideas of renewal and reinvention. This project draws from the city of Jingdezhen, China and what has become, in Julie & Jesse's minds, archaeological sites, as much of the city's old state factories are vanishing to make way for residential and commercial complexes.
The seemingly deconstructed shapes chronicle the history, breakage and decay of a distressed ceramic mold the duo collected at a recently shutdown bottle production facility. They have cast new pieces using the mold to reveal the beauty and poetics in its physical deterioration, and to celebrate what would otherwise disappear.
With each cast produced, the bottle bears less of a resemblance to its original appearance as the mold continues to break down. The shape transforms and evolves into a new one whilst retaining an archetypal half – Julie & Jesse carefully keep 50% of the mold intact as a tribute to what the form used to look like.
Their process perpetuates and elaborates the design the factory was producing – it gives new life to the mold, turning flaws into a desirable attribute and the manufacturing of identical into the production of individual.
Note: Surface irregularities are an inherent part of the design. They contribute to the uniqueness of the vessel.
Always 1 or 2 in stock.
30-90 days (depends on order quantity)
Place of Origin
Greater China
Primary Material
Porcelain
Primary Color
White
Dimensions
L12 x W13 x H20.5 cm per vessel
Dimension of the whole installation depends on how it is presented. Series can be displayed in various formats, horizontally in 1 row, split into 2 rows with 6 vessels in each row, or even in 3 rows with 4 vessels in each row.
Julie & Jesse can make a new series of Fragment(s) – The Bottle Edition. Shape and size will not be negotiable as each series is unique and dependent on the distressed production mold collected at the abandoned factory in Jingdezhen. The color of the fragment can be discussed with the client, but Julie & Jesse will have final say so that the concept of the work is not denatured.
All orders are final. Once shipped, the products will be delivered within 10 days, subject to changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Returns are subject to Vermillion's Terms & Conditions.