BKV Prize 2022 Winners

Winners

• Sujin Kim, 1st Prize

These are boxes that resemble portable cinemas; they are rectangular and deep. Resonance chambers edged in wood, into which one would be happy to fall, or even immerse one- self, looking through a peephole to discover what is hidden behind. Using embroidery techniques from her native Korea, Sujin Kim makes colors glow: loosely woven and full of life, silk threads grow like organic material from the void and towards the light: fire, ash, coal, variations of yellow and a glacial sky blue. These are miniature sculptures that immediately create the need to retreat and examine them in privacy. She writes that her examination of the feeling of loneliness led her to these forms. What a joy.
 

• Lena Kaapke, 2nd Prize

The material used to create an object is usually a purely artistic decision. Lena Kaapke reminds us that materials are connected to places and react to environmental factors during their processing. Whether the copper oxide used in ceramic glazing is red or green depends on the composition of the glaze, but primarily on the burning process and the oven atmosphere. Lena Kaapke’s hand-thrown porcelain bowls, produced on the same day and fired in various ovens in the Chinese city of Jingdezhen, the birthplace of porcelains, are all identical and yet different. The materials’ reaction to the location also served as an artistic factor.
 

• Maria Mayer, 3nd Prize

Looking at the fine material layers with their nuanced colors evokes associations with images that appear both testimonial and lyrical. »Colors of the City« is a processual work by textile designer Maria Mayer which, informed by her insights, illustrates in documentary fashion the resources that can be found in a city, in this case Halle an der Saale. Knowledge of a traditional dying technique forms the basis of this research and is translated into a piece that explicitly and sensually describes a world of flora and makes colors visible and appreciable through the medium of textiles. It is an homage to the colors that, as if by magic, emerge from their hiding in nature, receive new material character and, through their reception, present a new source of value creation for people, which subsequently enables their use as a means of expression or, for example, in clothing.
 

• Ayaka Terajima, Commendation

The vessels produced by Ayaka Terajima are initially reminiscent of pieces from times gone by. Upon closer inspection, it becomes evident that she has used everyday packaging from supermarkets, such as yogurt pots, chocolate boxes and plastic lids, as her artistic tools. By stringing together these disposable items, she expresses her own, distinct use of forms and shows the traces left behind by today’s society. This style of arrangement is evocative of the jewelry artistry of indigenous peoples. AyakaTerajima’s earthenware vessels are not glazed; they appear raw and almost force us to consider our own consumption.
 

• Dominik Unterrainer, Commendation

Furniture with a particular aesthetic that provides technical solutions. In »Akabati«, the metalwork master Dominik Unterrainer has created a formally sober, functional and true-to-material shelving system that, thanks to its modular structure, can be expanded as desired. This structure of connectors and polished taper locks, which combine with the oak boards to ensure a high degree of stability, is resourceful and, above all, aesthetically impressive. No tools are required to assemble the shelves.


Finalists

• Valena Ammon
• Martha Sophie Burkhardt
• Yi Cao
• Jose Martin Carreño Mendoza
• Tatjana Giorgadse
• Xinia Guan
• Susie Heuberger
• Arisa Inoue
• Nikita Kavryzhkin
• Laurin Kilbert
• Zuzana Kubelková
• Yurika Kuwabara
• Jaejun Lee
• Paula Repp Alvarez
• Tereza Sluková
• Oles Tsura
• Zhipeng Wang
• Jingwen Yuan

Due to the variety and excellent quality of the works submitted, it was a difficult task for the selection committee to come to a final decision. We thank the jury for their conscientious work and commitment:

• Elena Alvarez Lutz, Director and BR-Kultur journalist
• Dr.Sven Hauschke, Director of Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
• Johannes Hofbauer, Sculptor
• Prof. Melanie Isverding, HAWK - University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hildesheim, Professor of Metal Design | Jewelry + body related objects
• Hannah Rembeck, Goldsmith and gallery owner, Regensburg
• Prof. Barbara Schmidt, Ceramist and professor for design with a focus on design and experimentation in Weißensee, Kunsthochschule Berlin

The award ceremony will be held on April 8th, 2022 at Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein.
All works of the finalists and the prizewinners will be presented: Gallery of Applied Arts, Munich, April 8th – May 7th, 2022.

Founded in 1851, the Bavarian Crafts Council (BKV) is today a professional association for the promotion of contempo- rary crafts with around 450 members. Located in the centre of Munich, it maintains a spacious shop, and a gallery. The Bavarian Crafts Council also participates in trade fairs.