crystallisation by Jewell Dalina
crystallisation by Jewell Dalina
crystallisation is a work by Jewell Dalina developed within the broader Salt of the Wound series. The piece examines how love and grief settle into memory through the symbolism of salt and saltwater. Dalina draws from family traditions in Arteche, Eastern Samar in the Philippines, where saltwater purification and the scattering of salt are used to cleanse spaces and bodies. Encounters with albularyos, traditional folk healers who combine herbal remedies with ritual practices, also inform the work’s cultural context.
The title references the idea of crystallisation described by Stendhal, a process through which love becomes fixed in the mind and reshapes perception. In Dalina’s work, she recognises how salt in its myriad of forms throughout history and cultures, has preserved, scarred, and most crucially, healed people, but in mourning it is the taste and sting of tears.
The original artwork is created using soft pastels on paper.
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Product Details
Product Details
Giclée Fine Art Print (SGD 300)
Limited edition of 100, hand-numbered, unframed
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity
310gsm Textured Fine Art Paper (100% Cotton, Acid-Free, Archival)
59.4 x 44.3 cm
Digital Art Print (SGD 80)
Open edition, unframed
250gsm Matte Paper
39.9 x 29.7 cm
Year Created
Year Created
2025
About The Artist
About The Artist
Formally trained in the culinary arts and a chef for 7 years before her transition into fine art, Jewell Dalina is a Filipino-Singaporean artist who paints her interpretations of the themes of "agápi and thlípsi". From the varying forms of love in ancient Greece, agápē is the highest of all: the divine love of gods for humans, and the unconditional love of a mother for her child.
Nevertheless, even in this divinity, a shadow of grief (thlípsi) pronounces itself from sacrifice. To love is to grieve, and what else could this be if not a testament to the depth of our connections and what makes us human?
Represented by Mr Lim’s Shop of Visual Treasures (Singapore), Jewell has exhibited in Singapore, Japan, America, and Taiwan.
Artist Country
Artist Country
- Singapore
- Philippines
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