Artist Talk with Fati Genese and Rohini Moradi at NYC Jewelry Week 2025

The Shape of Memory traces a decade of Fati Genese’s lapidary and inlay art, where shifting colors, materials, and inspirations mark an artist in transformation. Finished works are shown with sketches and photographs that reveal the ideas behind each theme. Interdisciplinary artist Rohini Moradi expands the exhibition with an immersive soundscape drawn from the voices of stones, creating a multisensory meditation on matter, memory, and imagination.

Fati Genese is an inlay jewelry artist whose work brilliantly moves beyond tradition, shaped by experimentation and storytelling through adornment. She honed her skills through apprenticeships and artist residencies, developing a distinctive stone-forward style . Her collection, Sea Pony Couture, has been featured in Gem Gossip, SNAG, and the Mingei International Museum. In 2021–2022, she embarked on a self-guided studio tour across five states, creating site-inspired collections and sharing her knowledge through lectures on lapidary and inlay. Recent recognition includes the 2024 Shibumi/Grabowski Opal Scholarship and a sold-out 2025 workshop at Brooklyn Metal Works. Across her practice, Genese continues to fuse technique, exploration, and narrative into wearable works of art.

Rohini Moradi is an interdisciplinary artist whose work invites us into intimate conversations between the seen and unseen, the ancient and the emergent. For this installation, she turns her attention to stone—humble, grounding, and often overlooked—as both sonic instrument and sacred witness. Much like her past works incorporating plant-generated music and light-based interaction, Moradi’s practice continues to bridge the mystical with the material. Through sound, she opens a new kind of listening—where transformation begins not in volume, but in attention.

Each November, NYC Jewelry Week proudly presents ‘The Week,’ a 7-day celebration dedicated to the art of jewelry. This annual festival invites a global audience to explore the world of jewelry through a dynamic mix of in-person and virtual experiences, spanning New York City and beyond. Our hybrid program features virtual programs streamed on YouTube alongside immersive on-site activities.

In-person, NYC Jewelry Week brings together leading figures in the jewelry industry to curate extraordinary experiences, including exhibitions, exclusive shopping opportunities, and retail collaborations. Attendees can also participate in insightful panel discussions that explore trends, challenges, and innovations in the field. Each event creates memorable jewelry moments that celebrate the creativity and craftsmanship of the industry.

Committed to inclusivity, many of our programs are free and open to the public. NYC Jewelry Week seeks to reshape how people view jewelry by inviting everyone to appreciate the artistry behind the scenes. Join us in celebrating the transformative power of jewelry and experience the beauty and innovation that define our community.

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