Catching the Fleeting Bubbles. Schmuck Odyssea Project 1

Artist list

Helen Clara Hemsley, Arisa Inoue, Juliette Même, Julia Obermaier, Louane Schneider, Misato Seki, Jiye Yun

Bringing together artists from diverse cultural and geographical backgrounds, the exhibition explores themes of memory, trace, and transience, expressed through contemporary jewellery, an art form that exists in closest proximity to the human body.

Jewellery is deeply intertwined with personal memory and emotion. Worn on the body, touched by skin, and sometimes passed down through generations, these small objects become vessels of lived experience. This exhibition focuses on memory as a fragile and transient phenomenon—one that wavers, fades, and is often forgotten. As artists, we seek to capture ephemeral yet beautiful moments and preserve them through material form. Some works reflect the spirit of their time; others emerge from deeply personal narratives. As curator, Arisa Inoue presents a selection of artists whose practices attempt to capture fleeting moments and the emotions arising from everyday life. Rather than resolving the tension between permanence and disappearance, the exhibition remains attentive to that instability, conceptually resonant.


Vernissage
: 3 March 2026, 17:00 h.

Opening Hours:
4–6 March: 11:00–18:00 h.
7 March: 11:00–14:00 h.
8 March: 13:00–17:00 h.
9–13 March: 11:00–18:00 h (by appointment).


About Schmuck Odyssea Project
Schmuck Odyssea is a biennial curatorial project initiated by Arisa Inoue, active as a contemporary jewellery artist since 2017. The project aims to enhance the international visibility of contemporary jewellery through theme-based exhibitions featuring selected artists from around the world. Each edition is conceived as a travelling exhibition, beginning at Jewellery Week Munich and subsequently planned to be presented in Japan, and other international locations.Beyond exhibition-making, Schmuck Odyssea approaches jewellery as an artistic medium capable of expressing social, cultural, and personal memory—fostering intercultural dialogue and expanding the field’s artistic and academic perspectives.Theme of the First Edition (2026): 
Memory & transience.