The Collection of Jane Ryan and William Saunders: Jewelry in Augmented Reality

April 1, 2022 - April 7, 2022

The Collection of Jane Ryan & William Saunders is a radical act of digital restitution. With recourse to the Latin etymology; ‘radix’ meaning ‘root’, artist Pio Abad and designer Frances Wadsworth Jones enact a moment of return that raises the calcified but under-acknowledged ghosts of Philippine past towards a more conscious futurism. Using 3D scanning and AR technologies the project, curated by John Kenneth Paranada produces and distributes digital replicas of Imelda Marcos’ much contested jewellery collection; icons of stolen wealth, to the people of the Philippines. 

Artist name: Pio Abad and Frances Wadsworth Jones

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London-based Filipino artist Pio Abad and British designer Frances Wadsworth Jones started their collaborative work in 2018. They have since exhibited together at Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai; Kadist, San Francisco; Bellas Artes Projects, Manila and the 2nd Honolulu Biennial, Hawai’i. Forthcoming projects include the 5th Kochi-Muziris Biennial in 2022. Abad has shown internationally over the past 10 years most recently at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; the 12th Gwangju Biennial, Korea; Para Site, Hong Kong and CCA Glasgow. Wadsworth Jones has had recent presentations at London and Paris Fashion Weeks; Vitsoe, Munich; David Roberts Art Foundation, London and The Museum of London. Their works are in the collection of the Hawai’I State Art Museum, Honolulu; Art Jameel, Dubai and Tate, UK.

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