Pearl

Artist list

Caroline Broadhead, Lin Cheung, Hilde De Decker, Mélanie Georgacopoulos, Réka Lörincz, Maria Militsi, Annika Pettersson, Catarina Silva, Frances Wadsworth Jones, Manon van Kouswijk

To the exhibition with the same title at Platina in Stockholm, five more artists are invited: Hilde De Decker, Manon Van Kouswijk, Réka Lörincz, Annika Pettersson and Catarina Silva.

The work of the artists spans across different fields and tackles different subject matters, yet they all share a mutual fascination with the pearl. They are not alone, the pearl has been a significant index of value throughout time in many cultures. Loaded with symbolism and preconceptions, the pearl is at once a natural material, a status symbol, a fashion statement, a holder of sentiment, memory and much more. 

The strength of this group is the diversity of each individual’s ideas and approaches to a single subject matter. Their work explores new and innovative ways of working with the pearl, how it can be re-presented, whether that is through the manipulation of the material itself, the form it might take, through referencing its place in cultural history, or, finding imaginative ways in which to reassess its position at the heart of jewellery's system of values. The artists' investigations interrogate traditional uses of pearls and position them in a contemporary, surprising, humorous or ironic context. 


Opening ceremony: Thursday 13th of April, 17.00 - 20.00 h.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday: 11.00 - 18-00. Saturday: 11.00 - 15.00 h.
Other hours on appointment.
The Gallery will be closed 24th of April - 1st of May, due to the symposium Melting Point in Valencia.