Me Artist statement CV Publications
Me
I am an artist working in the field of art jewellery and I am based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
I use various techniques and materials to explore the conceptual overlap between jewellery and (objects of) everyday life. I look at how domestic objects relate to the individual and the body. Traditions as well as classical topics of art and jewellery history serve as a main source of inspiration, while I always translate those elements to my own contemporary context.
Artist statement
One of the main themes in my work is placing ordinary utensils in the perspective of jewellery. Objects of daily use often become loved and indispensable to people. The things you keep and save often have a sentimental value apart from their practical use or monetary value. Moreover, they can be seen as a portrait of for their owner. In my work, I explore how these objects relate to the body and the individual. Wearing jewellery is the most intimate and direct form of expressing this specific relationship to an object.
As I like to investigate the boundaries of traditional jewellery, my work interacts with different disciplines and concepts.
Traditions linked to objects or jewellery, their history and the stories about them are a great source of inspiration to me. I like to reinterpret classical genres of art and jewellery history, while translating those elements to my own contemporary world.
More recently, my jewellery and objects tend to act as metaphors for mental states. Objects of everyday life and domestic materials become means to express and reflect on emotions.
I use different techniques and materials, that are telling their own stories about preciousness and adornment, like ceramics, (precious) metal, Japanese Urushi lacquer, textiles and glass. These materials usually come from intertwined themes of domesticity, table and food culture.
Sometimes, I use existing objects as raw material. In a way, I reuse and recycle material. But what’s more, I transform and redirect their message. By manipulating these items, I isolate various layers of meanings and associations, that are immanent to the shape, pattern and material of an object, in order to take on these values in my work.
CV
| 1972 | born in Mainz, Germany |
| 1992-95 | apprenticeship as goldsmith in Wiesbaden (D) |
| 1996-99 | Fachhochschule Pforzheim (D), department 'Schmuck und Gerät' (Jewellery) |
| 1998-2001 | Bachelor of Arts and Design. Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam (NL), Jewellery department |
| 2012/2013 | Master of Arts. PHL, MAD-faculty, Hasselt (B), department 'Object & Jewellery' |
| since 2001 | own studio in Amsterdam |
| since 2003 | lectures, workshops and tutorials worldwide |
| since 2008 | tutor technical metalsmithing classes at Vakschool Edelsmeden, Amsterdam (NL) |
| 2011 - 2019 | tutor 'Object & Jewellery', PXL-MAD School of Arts, Hasselt (B) |
Public Collections |
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| Associação Património Histórico, Caldas da Rainha (PT) | |
| Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (D) | |
| CODA Museum Apeldoorn (NL) | |
| Château Borély, Musée des Arts décoratifs, de la Faïence et de la Mode, Marseille (FR) | |
| Corning Museum of Glass, NY (USA) | |
| Die Neuen Sammlung/The Design Museum, Munich (D) | |
| Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (NL) | |
| Grassi Museum, Leipzig (D) | |
| La Ville de Cagne-sur-Mer/Espace Solidor, (FR) | |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA (USA) | |
| Mima Middelsbrough Institute of Modern Art (UK) | |
| Montréal Museum of Fine Arts (CA) | |
| Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (NL) | |
| Museum of Arts and Design, NY (USA) | |
| National Museums Scotland (UK) | |
| Nederlands Zilvermuseum Schoonhoven (NL) | |
| Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum Trondheim (NO) | |
| University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht (NL) | |
| ‘Smyckoteket’, Rian Design Museum Falkenberg (S) | |
| Röhsska Museet, Göteborg (S) | |
| Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (NL) | |
| Victoria and Albert Museum (UK) | |
Awards/Grants/Commissions |
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| 2022 | design of the Wilhelminaring 2021/22 for Lily v/d Stokker |
| 2010 | stimulation grant for contemporary silver by the Stokroos Foundation and Het Nederlands Zilvermuseum, Schoonhoven (NL) |
| 2008-2012 | Basis Grant Fonds BKVB (NL) |
| 2006 | stimulation grant and commission Sieraad met een Verhaal, CODA Museum Apeldoorn (NL) |
| 2005/06 | Starter’s Grant Fonds BKVB (NL) |
| 2004/05 | Starter’s Grant Fonds BKVB (NL) |
| 2003 | nomination Designprijs Rotterdam 2003, Rotterdam (NL) |
| 2002 | Talente 2002, 1st price International Competition 2002 in Crafts, Design and Technology for Junior Craft Persons, Munich (D) |
Exhibitions
| 2023 | Schmuck 2023. Special Show of the International Trades and Crafts Fair Munich (DE) |
| Of Birds and Clouds. Galerie Guthschmidt, The Hague (NL). solo | |
| Come Rain or Come Shine. Moving Things #6, together with Jeannette Jansen, Amsterdam (NL) | |
| 2022 | Moving Things to Belgium #5. Duo-exhibition with Jeannette Jansen, Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent (B) |
| Pépiements, Omamori et Bruissements de Roche. Galerie Vice Versa, Lausanne (CH) | |
| 2021 | Domus Domi. Duo-exhibition with Carolina Apononia. Galerie Beyond, Antwerp (BE) |
| Cold Sweat, São Roque Museum. As part of the 1st Contemporary Jewellery Biennial Lisbon, (PT) | |
| Breakpoint. Duo-exhibition with Malvine Marchial. Pont&Plas Gent (BE) | |
| 2020 | Spotlight. Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent (BE) |
| 'Drawer Project'. Phoebus Gallery Rotterdam (NL) | |
| Two of a Kind. Hannah Gallery Barcelona (ES) | |
| METALLOphone: MUSEUM. 5th International Biennial of Contemporary Metal Art. National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius (LV) | |
| Falter not Fall. Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal (CA). solo | |
| A House of Memories. Rian Design Museum, Falkenberg (SE). | |
| 45 Stories in Jewellery. 1947 to Now. Museum of Arts and Design, NY (USA) | |
| 2019 | Motion in Emotion. Galerie Beyond (B). solo |
| Moving Things #2. together with Jeannette Jansen, Amsterdam (NL) | |
| paRAde. Galerie Ra, Amsterdam (NL) | |
| Le Stanze del Possibile. Curated by Nichka Marobin. Hannah Gallery by Klimt02, Barcelona (ES) | |
| Charmed, anniversary exhibition of Sienna Patti Gallery, Lenox MA (USA) | |
| Entre Eau et Ciel: Amsterdam. 19 Paul Fort, Paris (FR) | |
| Meister der Moderne. Special show at the International Trade Fair Munich (DE) | |
| 2018 | Falter not Fall. Galerie Ra, Amsterdam (NL). solo |
| Glas-Gefäß-Object. Neues Museum Nürnberg (DE) | |
| MateriaMetamorphosis. Creativity Oggetti, Turin (IT) | |
| Heroes. Gallery Beyond and Christian Hoedel at Munich Jewellery Week 2018 (DE) | |
| 2017 | Moving Things. together with Jeannette Jansen, Amsterdam (NL) |
| Around and About. Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent (B). solo | |
| The Cutlery Show. Galerie Valerie Traan in collaboration with IBU Gallery, Paris (FR) | |
| 2016 | Around and About. Galerie Ra, Amsterdam (NL). solo |
| Weiße Porzellankunst. Galerie Biró Junior, München (D) | |
| Chain. Gallery S O, London (UK) | |
| At Your Service. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX (USA) | |
| 2015 | European Prize for Applied Arts. WCC-BF, Mons (B) |
| To Recover. Klimt02 Gallery, Barcelona (E) | |
| Koru5. 5th Triennial on Contemporary Jewellery. Imatra Art Museum, Imatra (Fi) | |
| Pheromone. Ah-Won Gallery, Seoul (KOR) | |
| 2014/15 | Daily Delicious. Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent (B). solo |
| Daily Delicious. Feast of Today. Klimt02 Gallery, Barcelona (E). solo | |
| 2014 | Différence et Répétition. Galerie NextLevel, Paris (FR) |
| Pronkstukken, de mooiste sieraden van hedendaagse ontwerpers. Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem (NL) | |
| 2013 | Daily Delicious. Galerie ViceVersa, Lausanne, (CH). solo |
| Blue and White and others. Sienna Gallery, Lenox (USA). solo | |
| Daily Delicious. Galerie Ra, Amsterdam (NL). solo | |
| Hand Made: Long Live Crafts. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (NL) | |
| New Blue White. Museum of Fine Arts Boston (USA) | |
| Below Sea Level. Jewellery from the Netherlands. Galeri Format, Oslo (NO) | |
| 2012 | Still Lifes. Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent (B). solo |
| Un peu de terre sur la peau…. CODA Museum Apeldoorn (NL) and Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris (FR) | |
| Koru4. 4th Triennial on Contemporary Jewellery. Imatra Art Museum, Imatra (Fi) | |
| The Decorative Impulse. Villa Terrace Museum , Milwaukee WI (USA) | |
| 2011 | Ich lieb’ dich nur aus Narretei/I love you only in folly, together with Mirjam Hiller and Constanze Schreiber. Galerie Rosemarie Jäger, Hochheim (D) |
| Ontketend/ Jewellery Unleashed. Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem, Arnhem (NL) | |
| Thing Tang Trash – Upcycling in Contemporary Ceramics. Permanenten The West Norway Museum of Decorative Art, Bergen (NO) | |
| Materials Revisted: 10th Triennial for Form and Content. Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt (D) | |
| A Bit of Clay on the Skin. New Ceramic Jewellery. Museum of Arts and Design, NY (USA) | |
| 2010 | Pièces de Milieu. Presentation of the result of the stimulation scholarship for contemporary silver by the Stokroos Foundation, Nederlands Zilvermuseum Schoonhoven (NL). solo |
| Still Lifes. Sienna Gallery, Lenox MA (USA). solo | |
| Un peu de terre sur la peau. Fondation d’Entreprise Bernardaud, Limoges (FR) | |
| Schmuck 2010. Special Show of the 62nd International Trade Fair Munich (D) | |
| 2009 | Still Lifes. Galerie Ra, Amsterdam (NL). solo |
| DELUX strikes a pose, Redlight Design in the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam (NL) | |
| Skill. Think Tank. Galleria Norsu, Helsinki (F) | |
| Collect (fair), presented by Galerie Ra, Saatchi Gallery, London (UK) | |
| 2008 | Red Light Design Amsterdam (NL) |
| Triennale Européenne du Bijou Contemporain. WCC BF, Mons (B) | |
| 2007/2008 | Golden Clogs, Dutch Mountains. Traveling exhibition USA and Canada. |
| 2007 | pars pro toto. Klimt02 Gallery, Barcelona (E). solo |
| Entity/Identity. The Beijing Series. Stedelijk Museum ´s-Hertogenbosch (NL) | |
| 2006 | Double Life. Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent (B). solo |
| Chuchichäschtligeplauder oder wie man Andenken bewahrt. Galerie Beatrice Lang, Bern (CH). solo | |
| Sieraden met een Verhaal. Presentation of a museum commission at the CODA Museum Apeldoorn (NL) |
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| The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2005, Kanazawa a Wajima (J) | |
| 2005 | In-Corpore, 4ieme Biennale du Bijou Contemporain de Nîmes. Nîmes (FR) |
| Inspired by nature? Galerie Platina at Berianska Botanical Garden, Stockholm (S) | |
| 2004 | Somethings, Galerie Ra, Amsterdam (NL). solo |
| Metallic Yellow. Gold for Robert Smit. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (NL) | |
| 2002 | Het paradijs ligt op de keukentafel. Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent (B). solo |
Publications
| 2022 | PIN – Associaçao Portuguesa de Joalharia Contemporanea; Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa/Museu de Sao Roque; a.o. (ed.): Cold Sweat / Suor Frio. Lusoimpress – Offset & Digital, Lda, 2022 |
| 2021 | Sara Morris: Ware / Wear. In: MAD New York and Barbara Paris Gifford (ed.): Jewelry Stories. Highlights from the Collection 1947 – 2019. Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2021 > see pdf |
| 2019 | Sara Barnes: Artist Drills into Antique Ceramics to Transform Them into Exquisite Pieces of Jewelry. Mymodernmet.com, March 21, 2019 |
| 2017 | Marrian Enserink: Pronken met het alledaagse leven. In Fjoezzz 3/2017 > see pdf |
| 2016 | Reinhold Ludwig: Aus dem Vollen schöpfen. In: Art Aurea, volume 25, spring 2016 > see pdf |
| 2014 | Monika Auch: Oneindig lang houdbaar groente en fruit. De groente-en fruit- sieraden van Gésine Hackenberg. kM-Magazine 90, June 2014 see pdf |
| 2013 | Bella Neyman: Gésine Hackenberg: Girl with a Ceramic Earring. On: http://objectsnotpaintings.com/gesine-hackenberg-girl-with-a-ceramic-earring/ |
| 2011 | Jorunn Veiteberg: Thing Tang Trash. Upcycling in Contemporary Ceramics. Catalogue. Bergen National Academy of the Arts, 2011 > see pdf |
| 2009 | Maartje de Gruyter: Wiijnglas wordt sieraad. in: Het Parool, 31/08/2009 (NL) |
| 2002 | Home Made Holland. How Craft and Design mix. Crafts Council Gallery London. Catalogue, London, 2002 > see pdf |
| Evelien Bracke: Nature Morte – tableau vivant. On the still life’s of things. > see pdf |
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| Maria Barnas: Bord in Scherven. In: De Groene Amsterdammer, 14/5/2002 (NL) > see pdf | |
