Archaeoptermix

Artist list

Katharina Andress, Julia Behrend, Florian Biehler, Florian Buddeberg, Sarah Cossham, Anna-Maria Eichlinger, Eva Eichlinger, Susanne Elstner, Pura Ferreiro, Andrea Frahm, Cornelia Goosens, Adelheid Helm, Anna Helm, Regine Hohmann, Andreas Kloker, Unk Kraus, Kristina Kundt, Annamaria Leiste, Johanne Leiste, Irmengard Matschunas, Birgit Meyer, Anna Moll, Jonas Möller, Julia Obermaier, Katja Schlegel, Astrid Schroeder, Gisbert Stach, Gila Stolzenfuß, Barbara von Taeuffenbach, Mirei Takeuchi, Barbara Trede, Katl Uhmann

After his death, it turned out that the collection had no 'material' value, it was not for sale. After many years, the collection came into the hands of the master goldsmith Adelheid Helm, who thought about what to do with it. She decided to initiate a joint project with artisan friends in which everyone could think about whether they could come up with something to do with individual pieces.

Then the project Archaeoptermix was put on hold because Adelheid Helm fell seriously ill and finally died in October 2021. But even before her death, she won over the esteemed colleague Sarah Cossham, who completed the project in an expanded form. The result is this exhibition. In a variety of ways and without any restrictions, the jewellers and artists created something new from the found objects, a technique that already belongs to the classical canon of modern art (objet trouvé, securing traces, readymade, etc.).
/Thomas Raff. October 2022.


The exhibition opens on Thursday, 2 March 2023 from 18.00 to 20.00
Introduction by Anna Helm, book designer and Sarah Cossham, gold and silversmith.
Meet the Artists: Friday, 10 March 2023, 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. and Sunday, 12 March 2023, 1.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m.
Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Special Gallery Opening Sunday: 12 March 2023, 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.