Based in Beijing, Xiaoqing Rong holds a B.F.A. in Jewelry with a minor in Fashion from Pratt Institute (2021) and an M.A. in Jewellery and Metal from the Royal College of Art (2024). Her practice explores untouchable emotions and self-acceptance, engaging with the intangible aspects of human experience. Her collection, Rebuilding the Verification of Existence, investigates processes of construction and deconstruction, translating life’s subtle details into wearable objects.

Rong’s works create narratives in which fleeting emotions are given permanence, with her articulation and reconciliation of these feelings forming an integral part of her artistic identity.

In the quiet spaces of solitude, where whispers of distant relationships echo, Xiaoqing Rong’s journey through the intricate world of jewellery began. At Pratt Institute, her craft became a silent dialogue between the self and the absence of others. It was there that the themes of isolation and the vast stretches of emotional landscapes first wove themselves into the narrative of her work. The very essence of solitude, with its silent shadows, became her muse, guiding her hands in the creation of pieces that spoke to the unspoken in the collection Rebuilding the Verification of Existence.