Jewellery affects the way the body of the wearer is experienced. But in doing so, it also affects the body of the observer. The form and location of an object on a body affect the senses and transform the movement and behaviour of the observer. In the process we call jewellery, bodies and objects intermingle as constellations of forces. In my talk I would like to focus on the connection between jewellery and power. That includes the way an object is crafted and worn to create shifts in the bodies, understood as constellations of forces, involved in the jewellery process. To understand such processes, I will apply certain trends in twentieth century philosophy to concrete objects created by contemporary studio jewellery and try to delineate how these unfold their impact on the level of the political materiality of the body.
The origins of jewellery went hand in hand with the emergence of the earliest civilizations one hundred thousand years ago. In this context, jewellery was an indication of individual positions within the society and at the same time it represented a marke
prejsť na článokLecture: ABOUT HUNTING AND COLLECTING In my lecture I would like to look at performative aspects in some of my works. In the performances Jewellery Hunt with Blowpipe, for example, the viewer is essentially involved in the creation of a piece of jewellery
prejsť na článokLecture: LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER. A TRANDISCIPLINARY UNDERSTANDING OF JEWELLERY In our presentation we give an insight into the specific approach of Schmuckstammtisch Wien: In each of our events we discuss a specific aspect of the contemporary jewellery
prejsť na článokJewellery perceived socially and politically while preserving its identity. The lecture approaches performativity of jewellery as a material object and examines the principles and consequences that result from this. Performativeness opens up the social as
prejsť na článokThe lecture focuses on the presentation of the Nuda Vita project, an experience of artistic production that stages the work of some of the most interesting contemporary jewellery artists. The initiative was held for the first time on the occasion of Munic
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