Happy to be here - 2017
Happy to be here is a group of works that celebrates existence in its essence, but also the choices made so far, and the things that happened to us, whether they be good or bad.
This series of works were shown in 2017 together with the artist collective Blanco and at Frame by Galerie Ra during SCHMUCK Jewellery Week in Munich, Germany. A few months later I had a solo show at Galerie Ra in Amsterdam, The Netherlands with additional pieces. A year later some of the pieces travelled to the 4th TRIPLE PARADE Biennale for Contemporary Jewellery at HOW Design Center, Shanghai, China. Curated by Sun Jie and represented by Galerie Ra.
Necklace - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, silk, Chienese beading rope, glass beads, silver, aluminium - Collection CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, NL
Beautiful @fealofani.elisara is wearing one of my necklaces. Behind her the Wall Object 'Portrait' at Courtesy of the Artist in Sydney, Australia in 2018
Necklace - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, silk, Chienese beading rope, glass beads, silver, aluminium. Size: A/5 - private collection
Jan with one of the necklaces
Hanger /front/- Materials: zinc, gold leaf, Chinese beading rope, silver, aluminium - sold
Hanger /back/ - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, Chinese beading rope, silver, aluminium.
Hanger - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, Chinese beading rope.
Hanger - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, Chinese beading rope - sold
Hangers - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, Chinese beading rope.
Hangers - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, Chinese beading rope.
Hanger - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, Chinese beading rope.
Necklace - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, Chinese beading rope - sold
Bracelet - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, silk, leather.
Brooch - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, silk, silver, aluminium.
Brooch - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, silk, silver, aluminium.
Brooch - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, silk, pins - sold
Happy to be here - Wall Object I. A/5 - Materials: etched zinc plate, gold leaf, silk thread - sold
Self portrait - Ship - Object - Materials: zinc, wire, gold leaf, African black wood. Size: about two fists next to each other.
Self portrait - Ship - Object - Materials: zinc, wire, gold leaf, African black wood. Size: about two fists next to each other.
Exhibition with Artist Collective Blanco during SCHMUCK, Munich Jewellery Week in 2017
My piece of wall at the exhibition with Artist Collective Blanco during SCHMUCK, Munich Jewellery Week in 2017
Hangers - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, Chinese beading rope.
Hanger - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, Chinese beading rope.
Object - Materials: zinc, gold leaf, iron wire. Size: about three open hands on top of each other - private collection
Happy to be here - Wall Object II. A/5 - Materials: etched zinc plate, gold leaf, silk thread
Happy to be here - Wall Object II. A/5 /detail/ - Materials: etched zinc plate, gold leaf, silk thread
Happy to be here - Wall Object II. A/5 /detail/ - Materials: etched zinc plate, gold leaf, silk thread
Happy to be here - Wall Object III. A/5 - Materials: etched zinc plate, gold leaf - sold