PEI-HAN WU
Cluster Contemporary Jewellery
”The Living Trace”
Pei-Han Wu is a Taiwanese contemporary artist and jeweller based in the UK. Her work investigates how emotions emerge through everyday gestures and body movements, with a particular focus on the hand as a powerful medium for expressing feelings. Through sculpture, video, and jewellery, she captures fleeting, often unconscious moments, transforming ordinary actions into tangible and visual forms that invite viewers to reflect on the emotional language of the body.
Pei-Han’s practice bridges contemporary art and wearable design, emphasizing the universality of human emotions and the beauty of small, instinctive actions. Her works encourage audiences to pause, observe, and recognize the connections embedded in daily life, revealing layers of feeling often overlooked.
Her innovative approach has received international recognition. Pei-Han has been selected for prestigious events and has exhibited widely across Europe. Through her art, she challenges conventional perceptions, creating spaces that highlight the emotional depth of ordinary gestures and the meaningful interactions that shape human experience.
Pei-Han Wu investigates the subtle ways emotions emerge through everyday gestures and body movements. She is particularly drawn to the hand, a part of the body that communicates feelings directly—whether it is a grasp, a wave, or a gentle touch. These gestures are often unconscious, yet they carry a profound emotional weight, connecting us to ourselves and to others.
Through sculpture, video, and jewellery, Pei-Han captures these fleeting moments, transforming ordinary actions into tangible and visual forms. By focusing on gestures we perform daily, she creates spaces that reveal the presence of emotions often overlooked in routine life. Each piece invites viewers to pause, reflect, and recognize the emotional language of the body within themselves and in others.
Ultimately, her practice highlights the universality of human feelings and the beauty of small, instinctive actions, reminding us that every gesture, no matter how simple, carries meaning, intimacy, and connection.
