In The Studio with Chloé Valorso
Upcoming Artist in Residence
Biography
Chloé Valorso is a Spirit Artist Jeweller. Trained at Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art, she explores the symbolic and energetic relationship between body, material, and environment. Working primarily with metal and stone through techniques such as lost-wax casting and carving, her practice merges ancestral craft with surrealist assemblage. Her studio functions as an alchemical laboratory of signs where organic fragments, minerals, and cultural symbols converge. Influenced by ritual, mythology, and magical thinking, her works operate as amulets or tools for connection. In 2023, She was awarded the QEST William Parker scholarship for emerging makers. In 2024 she received the Prix Artisanes from ELLE LVMH award.
Residency
Chloé will develop Dreamstones, an ongoing research project exploring the symbolic, geological and cultural power of stones. Over the past two years, she has investigated stones through hand-carved minerals, river-found fragments and laboratory-grown crystals, questioning what makes a stone precious. During the residency, she will combine carved stones with sculptural wax carving and lost-wax casting to create a new series of jewellery-sculptures. These hybrid objects will function as contemporary talismans. The residency will also initiate a small editorial zine documenting the research, alongside an open studio, talk and participatory ritual workshop.