BEIGE
Exhibition
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14 May 2020
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06 Jun 2020
Published: 09.05.2020
Mette Saabye's gallery window
- Mail:
- mette
saabye.biz
- Phone:
- +45 26811826
- Curator:
- Helen Clara Hemsley
- Management:
- Mette Saabye

The exhibition BEIGE is quite simply about the colour beige and incorporates an oasis of beige jewellery/body-related objects from a variety of jewellery makers and artists from all over the world. All the pieces are specifically made for the exhibition.
Artist list
Ulla Aholla, Miki Asai, Jonathan Boyd, Kim Buck, Sungho Cho, Soo Hyun Chou, Annette Dam, Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir, Janne K Hansen, Caitlin Hegney, Helen Clara Hemsley, Adam Henderson, Jonathan Hens, Tomoyo Hiraiwa, Anke Huyben, Anette Jensen, Gavy Jo, Kaori Juzu, Malene Kastalje, Takashi Kojima, Marie-Louise Kristensen, Andrew Lamb, Jytte Løppenthin, Bogki Min, Taro Mizushima, Ailsa Morrant, Juliette Même, Therese Mørch, Chequita Nahar, Carla Nuis, Karl Ejnar Nybo, Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro, Maja Røhl, Josefine Rønsholt Smith, Mette Saabye, Sidsel Götke & Patricia Tind (ÆSTETIK), Signe Svanholt, Sehee Um, Shehee Um, Aric Verrastro, Hongxia Wang
Everyone seems to have an opinion about beige as a colour or its associations (perhaps more than many other colours), and it has proven to be surprisingly challenging for some participants, but at the same time surprisingly easy for others. Reactions to beige are perhaps just as diverse as the colour itself and that is clearly visible in how the participants have tackled this project.
BEIGE is at the same time an investigation/experiment and explores notions such as: How did the participants react to the theme? What was it like to make a monochrome work? What happens to the space when all of the works are in the same colour? How does it affect us (as viewers) when we only have one colour or nuances of the same colour to look at?
The result is a constellation of strong and sometimes unexpected expressions, which encourage curiosity and a dialogue about this somewhat loaded colour.
>> Text for Beige by Tina Anette Madsen
BEIGE will take place in the window at Mette Saabye’s, and via the website, on Instagram and Facebook (in the form of BEIGE TV, where we will present the individual works).
>> The website is only active from 14 May
If you would like to take a closer look at the work or if you have a question regarding sales, please contact Helen or Mette via email or telephone.
Helen Clara Hemsley (curator and participant): helen@helenclarahemsley.dk / +45 22358520
Mette Saabye (gallerist and participant): mette@saabye.biz / +45 26811826
BEIGE is supported by The Danish Arts Foundation and The Copenhagen Goldsmiths’ Guild.


BEIGE is at the same time an investigation/experiment and explores notions such as: How did the participants react to the theme? What was it like to make a monochrome work? What happens to the space when all of the works are in the same colour? How does it affect us (as viewers) when we only have one colour or nuances of the same colour to look at?
The result is a constellation of strong and sometimes unexpected expressions, which encourage curiosity and a dialogue about this somewhat loaded colour.
>> Text for Beige by Tina Anette Madsen
BEIGE will take place in the window at Mette Saabye’s, and via the website, on Instagram and Facebook (in the form of BEIGE TV, where we will present the individual works).
>> The website is only active from 14 May
If you would like to take a closer look at the work or if you have a question regarding sales, please contact Helen or Mette via email or telephone.
Helen Clara Hemsley (curator and participant): helen@helenclarahemsley.dk / +45 22358520
Mette Saabye (gallerist and participant): mette@saabye.biz / +45 26811826
BEIGE is supported by The Danish Arts Foundation and The Copenhagen Goldsmiths’ Guild.


Brooch: Nothing out of the ordinary, 2019
Marble, ceramic tile, beige foundation cream, epoxy resin.
9 X 9 X 1 cm
From series: Nothing out of the ordinary
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Necklace: Beige Beauty, 2020
Embroidery fabric, 100 % Shetland wool from South America, cotton tape.
41 x 15 x 0.25 cm
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
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Brooch: A Beige Palate, 2020
Leather, stainless steel.
14 X 6 X 2,8 cm
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Necklace: Skint, 2020
Fimo, silica sand, silk thread.
30 X 15 X 1 cm
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
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Necklace: Shades of Beige, 2020
E903, E901, crocheted linen cord.
105 x 2 x 2 cm
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Brooch: Broken White, 2020
Enamelled copper, hazel, steel.
13 X 15 X 1,5 cm
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
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Brooch: A Sea of Plastic, 2020
Plastic sheet, vegetable seeds, silver.
6,6 X 5,5 X 4,4 cm
Photo by: Hanne Fuglbjerg
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Ring: My Kind of Beige, 2020
Hazelnut wood, my daughter’s hair.
8 X 12 X 12 cm
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
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Brooch: Freckled, 2020
Brass, sand, mixed media, jesmonite, stainless steel.
7 X 7 x 1 cm
Photo by: KC Studio
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Brooch: Paisaje Desértico, 2020
3D printed sandstone, steel, sterling silver, thread, acrylic paint.
11 x 13 x 5,5 cm
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Brooch: When It Got Closer, No One Stopped, 2020
Silicone, Neodymium Magnets, pigment; Titanium White, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Yellow Deep (substitute), Quinacridone Violet and Phthalocyanine Blue.
17 x 20 x 5.5 cm
Photo by: Malene Kastalje
Maybe it had come with the wind, but it was on the way back that the first signs showed up. The surface got covered with a thin indeterminate layer; the cracks opened and allowed the heat to rise. A dry sensation was spreading, and the sweet smell that was creeping in was numbing. It recalled everything that had gone before.
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Mette Saabye's gallery window
- Mail:
- mette
saabye.biz
- Phone:
- +45 26811826
- Curator:
- Helen Clara Hemsley
- Management:
- Mette Saabye
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