POLYTRACE
Yael Porat
Shenkar
Polytrace explores the relationship between control and randomness in the creative process, examining how surrendering to a material process can become a design tool. Through working with polymers under conditions of heat and pressure, I came to understand that the outcome is not determined solely by my decisions, but is shaped through an ongoing interaction between the goal intention and what unfolds within the process itself. Rather than attempting to control the outcome I chose to allow the process to lead as a way to learn from the behaviors that emerge through the interaction between the material and the technology, and to integrate them as an inseparable part of the design language. In this way, each piece of jewelry emerges from the tension between control and surrender, offering a new way of thinking about the relationship between the maker, the material, and the outcome. Techniques: Repoussé on brass, polymer melting under heat and pressure, Rhino 3D modeling. Materials: Brass, polymers, lace, textile threads, linen.