The bracelet is inspired by umbrellas in public spaces and their function in creating a space that is to a degree private and separated from its surroundings. Umbrellas provide a space where people seeking shelter - whether they know each other or not - can gather. They are objects that seem universal and enforce the union of all social classes, gender and ages. This gives rise to the name of the bracelet: Come Together. The viewers see the top of umbrellas from above when the bracelet is not on the body. Only when the bracelet is worn are the space and the people underneath revealed.
Kaining Wang’s travel started from Paris at the age of one month. Since then she has not stopped roaming around the world for experiencing worlds in different cultures. Meanwhile, travel does not have to be physical; it happens in the mind. It is essential for her to practice boredom, to give time and room for the mind to wander as an observer. She believes that making is a meditative process and medium through which the mind can be shared. Her works are objects of thought that speak and also passionately invite different interpretations.
Kaining Wang is an individual artist who grew up in China and Germany and is currently studying at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. Her process of making takes off from the moment of inspiration from introspections and experiences of the immediate environment. For her, it is important that a wearable is not only enjoyable when worn but also active when not on the body. The artist is now exploring making using unconventional materials and methods, including 3D printing and synthetic plastics. She is working to direct the focus of her work towards self-exploration as well as to bring more attention to the process of making as part of the final result. This bracelet is not made for a particular person, but for anyone who resonates with or enjoy its concept of gathering. It is inspired by umbrellas as an object of agency that is socially accessible and provides a space where social interactions could take place. These umbrellas, installed in public, are objects that seem universal and enforce the union of all social classes, gender and ages. When the bracelet is not worn and laid flat on a surface, it seems to be composed of nine umbrellas of different heights and similar diameters overlapping each other. What happens under the umbrellas is not to be shared. The revelation of the figurines happens only when the bracelet is worn. The umbrellas create a space around the wearer's wrist, where the figurines seem to be moving and interacting.