Celestial Eyes
After 15 years of working with used camera lenses, I wanted to create my own original lens shape, so I collaborated with a lens company to develop it. I examined over 1,000 lenses and discovered around 10,000 shapes, and eventually found a unique form that produces a 3D hologram-like effect at its center. When I saw this, I felt as if I had created a "small cosmos."
My new series, Celestial Eyes, uses laboratory quartz̶the clearest and hardest material for lenses̶and is inspired by astronomy, mythology, and spirituality. A transformative experience on the coast of Rye, Australia, where I physically felt the Earth's spherical nature and the vastness of the universe, strongly influenced this work.
The lens shape is formed by cutting overlapping spheres. I coat the backs with mirror, gold, or PVD, and I also experiment with fluorescent colors derived from phosphorus, symbolizing "things that carry light." Through this process, I have created my own celestial body and transformed it into jewelry.
Jiro Kamata
After 15 years of working with used camera lenses, I wanted to create my own original lens shape, so I collaborated with a lens company to develop it. I examined over 1,000 lenses and discovered around 10,000 shapes, and eventually found a unique form that produces a 3D hologram-like effect at its center. When I saw this, I felt as if I had created a "small cosmos."
My new series, Celestial Eyes, uses laboratory quartz̶the clearest and hardest material for lenses̶and is inspired by astronomy, mythology, and spirituality. A transformative experience on the coast of Rye, Australia, where I physically felt the Earth's spherical nature and the vastness of the universe, strongly influenced this work.
The lens shape is formed by cutting overlapping spheres. I coat the backs with mirror, gold, or PVD, and I also experiment with fluorescent colors derived from phosphorus, symbolizing "things that carry light." Through this process, I have created my own celestial body and transformed it into jewelry.
Jiro Kamata
