KORU 7 International contemporary jewellery exhibition

Exhibition / 31 Oct 2021 - 13 Mar 2022

Published: 10.10.2021

South Karelia museum

: Kristiinankatu 15
53900 - Lappeenranta
FINLAND

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KORU7 is an international contemporary jewellery triennial organized for the seventh time. The main purpose of the event is to present widely international contemporary jewellery and bring together the artists, lecturers, researchers and people with interest in contemporary jewellery to take part in exhibition, seminar and workshops!

Artist list

Ulla Ahola, Sofia Björkman, Caroline Broadhead, Klara Brynge, Victoria Bulgakova, Valentina Caprini, Isabelle Carpentier, Carla Castiajo, Åsa Christensson, Macarena Correa, Iris Eichenberg, Rebekah Frank, Joohee Han, Tuija Hietanen, Nils Hint, Elise Hoebeke, Tzu-Yun Hung, Ming-Miao Ko, Einat Leader, Yojae Lee, Helena Lehtinen, Rikke Lunnemann, Urmas Lüüs, Marília Maria Mira, Eija Mustonen, Janne Peltokangas, Sarah Powell, Hanna Ryynänen, Anna-Maria Saar, Danni Schwaag, Jenni Sokura, Masha Starikova, Yao Tan, Nelli Tanner, Ketli Tiitsar, Vivi Touloumidi, Lee Haya Vladislavsky, Ye Wang, Meng-Ju Wu, Tamara Zecevic, matt lambert

The artists were selected through a global open call. The jury’s comment: We received 440 applications from 49 countries. This is almost 100 applications more than in our last open call. For two days period, the jury discussed, debated, disagreed, and agreed. The discussions were long and thorough, very different viewpoints were talked over. We are deeply grateful that KORU7-exhibition has raised such an interest among artists.

The jury:
Karin Roy Andersson (SE) Jewellery Artist and Manager of the Contemporary Jewellery Gallery Four
Krister Gråhn (FI) Sculptor
Tarja Tuupanen (FI) Jewellery Artist and the chairwoman of the Finnish Jewellery Art Association

The exhibition KORU7 will open at the South Karelia Museum on the 29th of October 2021.

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Helena Lehtinen
Necklace: Garden 2, Garden 3, 2021
Vintage textiles, glass beads, wool, linen.
65 x 37 x 3 cm; 59 x 35 x 3 cm
Photo by: Johannes Wilenius
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Carla Castiajo
Necklace: Savage, 2021
Human hair, leather, textile, thread.
34 x 28 x 0.5 cm
Photo by: Carla Castiajo
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Åsa Christensson
Brooch: Spacetime IV, 2021
Cherrywood, birch, lacquer, silver, steel.
6.5 x 5 x 0.6 cm
Photo by: Åsa Christensson
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Rebekah Frank
Necklace: just add flesh, 2019
14K gold, steel, silver solder.
Photo by: Lydia Daniller

Courtesy of Suzanne Elise Walsh.

Nils Hint
Installation: Fragments from the conversation we never had, 2020
Old steel cutlery, stainless steel.
each one ca. 10 x 10 cm
Photo by: Nils Hint
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Marilia Maria Mira
Bracelet: Another body, 2019
Silk knit glove, snap buttons.
26 x 10 x 5 cm
Photo by: Pedro Sequeira
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Janne Peltokangas
Object: Sámi Artefacts, Fragile Things. No8, 2019
Steel.
19 x 11 x 18 cm
Photo by: Janne Peltokangas
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Jenni Sokura
Object: Bundle, 2021
Enamel on copper, wood (birch), rubber, leather, readymade.
11.5 x 11.5 x 5.5 cm
Photo by: Jenni Sokura
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

APPRECIATE

: Kristiinankatu 15
53900 - Lappeenranta
FINLAND

: Website Koru 7; Facebook Koru 7

Mail:: korutaideyhdistysgmail.com

KORU 7 International contemporary jewellery exhibition

Artist list

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