A Safe Place. The Shell and the Fault: Jewellery as Architecture of Shelter

Artist list

Raluca Buzura, Esteban Erosky, Fluxis, Tomaš Miškovič, Nerée Jewellery, Taibe Palacios, Patricia Sullivan, Noelle Von Eugen

Conceived as an intimate and collective landscape, the exhibition brings together the artistic research of eight international master goldsmiths and contemporary jewellery artists — Esteban Erosky (MX), Raluca Buzura (RO), Taibe Palacios (CL), Fluxis (IT), Noëlle Von Eugen (NL), Nérée Jewellery (BE), Tomaš Miškovič (SK), and Patricia Sullivan (US) — called upon to question matter not as mere decoration, but as shield, nest, and dwelling.

In an uncertain era, contemporary art jewellery ceases to be pure exterior ornament and transforms into a minimal architecture: a genuine portable refuge for the body and spirit. The exhibition journey unfolds around a dual conceptual polarity:
The Shell: the armor and protective membrane that isolates, guards, and defends inner integrity and fragile inner beauty.
The Fault: the crack, the mark of the wound and transition that is neither hidden nor denied, but elevated, becoming an access point to awareness and the experience of care.

The works on display form an itinerary of poetic resistance, ranging from the sculptural porcelains of Raluca Buzurato, the bold and narrative enamels of Esteban Erosky, from the metallic tensions of Tomaš Miškovič and Nérée Jewellery to the organic and tactile textures of Taibe Palacios and Noëlle Von Eugen, reaching the geometric aesthetics of Fluxis and Patricia Sullivan. Wearing or contemplating these creations means reclaiming one’s vital space, inhabiting the body as a sovereign and protected territory.
Opening Vernissage and Performance

The opening night on Saturday, November 21, at 6:30 PM aims to offer the public an immersive and welcoming experience. The vernissage will feature a welcome drink and a special live music opening concert, born from a four-handed sound dialogue between Tomaš Miškovič (exhibiting artist with his wearable sculptures) and the refined Roman artist Fabiana Fusco. A synergy in which acoustic research encounters and amplifies the tactile and visual vibration of the exhibited works.
The exhibition will remain open to the public until April 11, 2027.

Read the curatorial note by Carlo Lucidi