The distances bring us closer, jewels

Artist list

Luis Acosta, Rafael Alvarez, Magalí Anidjar, Carolina Bernachea, María Carelli, Elvira Cibotti, Valeria Dowding, Felix Fiore, Adriana Gatti, Patricia Eve Mogni, Mabel Pena, Paula Pizani, María Eugenia Ramos, Simón Sorondo, Patricia Trigub

Following the experience acquired, as a curator, with Beyond Textile, jewelry made by 21 Argentine jewelry designers, "More than clogs and tulips ...", "Dialogues from Holland (both) jewelry" made by 20 Dutch jewelery designers, "RED - BLACK, jewels, jewelery" made by 21 Argentine jewelry designers, The strength of textile, jewels and Eloquence of paper, jewels, each one with 24 international contemporary jewelry designers, Beauty and Wonder, jewelry with 26 designers of contemporary jewels of international renown, Out of the Shadow into the Light, jewelery made by 5 gallery owners jewelry designers, now emerges "Las distancias nos acercan, joyas"(The distances bring us closer, jewels), jewelry made by 15 Argentine jewelry designers.      

The pandemic was able to confine our bodies but not our spirits. Fortunately, thanks to our art, we have been able to beautify our days to cope with this time that we cannot find real. At the same time, confinement called on all of us to focus on the work we had already been doing, or to reinvent ourselves, in order to continue developing and advancing with the ideas we had before this debacle.

The distance was 1.50 m, however this did not prevent us from feeling that the distances bring us closer.

It is interesting to note that we can perceive this corporal distancing also with respect to the materials. On the one hand the precious ones and on the other the alternatives that have come to stay. In Argentina, as in any other country in Latin America, this concept is taking root every day but it will not replace traditional jewelry.

In general, when we talk about jewelry, people focus their thoughts on precious metals. But this does not have to be like this. The renewal of the jewel from the sixties -in an area in which only the use of precious and durable materials was considered- is visible in this exhibition where we observe the freedom in design and in the use of various materials (paper, paper pulp, deer antler, textile, etc.).

Society has also become aware of the importance of caring for the environment and in this context the task of fusing recyclable materials (such as plastic) with metals is understood, thus creating striking textures and different shapes.

Each piece presented in this exhibition is the result of a new challenge.


Opening
Thursday 17 March at 7 pm.

Opening Hours
Monday - Friday from 10 am -  6 pm.
Saturday, Sunday and holiday closed