FIVE ARTISTS
The current FIVE consists of UK based silversmiths Angela Cork, Jessica Jue, Ane Christensen, Hamish Dobbie and Sheng Zhang. We are a diverse mix of exciting emerging and mid-career makers representing a cross section of generations and backgrounds and yet many things unite us. We are silversmiths with a shared ethos evolving around precision and fine craftsmanship, who apply contemporary ideas to traditional materials and techniques and challenge the preconceptions and expectations of tradition, value, and the use of silver.
The number 'Five' is an important part of a wider strategic plan by the group to give an international platform over time to an ever evolving group of makers and provoke dynamic visual conversations about contemporary metal. To create new opportunities for makers, encourage ambitious new work and develop a wider interest in our craft and inspire the next generation.