Talente Competition 2016 Winners

Jewellery:
Dovile Bernadisiute, Lithuania 
With Dovile Bernadisiute‘s pendants and brooches the jury liked the reflection on contemporary life and the convincing way of including and transforming found objects. Not only the choice of these findings but also the form of the works relate to everyday life, especially in transit areas like railway stations and airports. They are linked for example to mobile phones or powder boxes. The works emanate calm and assume a talisman-like function.
 
Edu Tarin, Spain / Germany
Edu Tarin‘s brooches and pendants not only convinced by their sculptural quality but also by the unusual way of working with the material. They are characterized by the combination of tradition and modern technique. The seeming simplicity of the monumental works helps to concentrate on their unusual surface.
 
Techniques​:
Joseph Spannagel, Germany 
Josephs Spannagel’s light object is characterized by the numerous possibilities of variation and configuration as well as by the carefully considered power supply line and the innovative way of power transmission. The jury was convinced by the novel construction and the use of magnets positioned inside the construction.
 
Ceramics​:
Sarah Bartmann, Germany
The jury selected ceramic works which exemplify different aspects in contemporary ceramics. Sarah Bartmann’s powerful, lively works integrate found objects. They convinced by their originality, playfulness and experimental quality as well as by the change between object and useful article. At the same time the works exemplifies the close connection of craft and content.
 
Jieun Oh, South Korea
Jieun Oh‘s vases exemplify another aspect in contemporary ceramics. The jury was convinced by the sensible way of dealing with the material which is emphasized by the severity and simplicity of the form. The slight and subtle gradations of colour are underlined by the concentration on one type of form. Only by looking very close at the objects the fine details become apparent.
 
Furniture:
Carina Deuschl, Germany
Carina Deuschl’s foldable bathing tub convinced by its innovative idea and successful realization. The still developable prototype reacts to contemporary social and political issues: the growing mobility, the reduction of space and the problem of the housing of refugees. Apart from this the jury liked the graphic elegance and the reduction in the formal design.

Textile:
Naama Ben Moshe, Israel
The jury was convinced by Naama Ben Moshe’s „A Map for an adventure“ and „A Human Slough“ due to the combination of an old technique and a modern story. The jury also liked the reference to traditions of narrative textiles. The work is characterized by an original, modern style which combines elements from computer graphics, comics, from fairy tales and diverse ways of exploring the world. The works are imbued with a playful character and a convincing graphic quality.
 
Typography:
Mariana Mejia Suarez, Columbia / Belgium
Mariana Mejia Suarez’s work comprises three parts which deal in a very empathetic and sensible way with the Alzheimer disease. The jury was convinced by the multi-layered and poetic graphic transfer of the disease pattern. The work is characterised by restraint, sincerity, concentration, quietness and the high aesthetic quality in the graphic interpretation of a contemporary problem.