From the Senses. Jewellery by Therese Hilbert

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Therese Hilbert

She places opposites in a relationship vibrating with tension. Silver runs through her work as a material, sometimes blackened and coated with lacquer. The human body as a point of reference and the wearability of jewellery are essential to Hilbert. Her works are imbued with precision and deliberate choices, giving rise to an impressive body of work.

The title of the exhibition, from the Senses, derives from Hilbert's emotional and empathetic approach to her work, and her perspective on the environment and current events. It describes a body of work that not only emerges from the senses, but which is also full of sensuality and depth.

Therese Hilbert's work was exhibited at the Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau as early as 1980 alongside the jewellery maker Otto Künzli. At that time, three of her brooches were added to the Goldschmiedehaus's collection. These mark the beginning of her career and her precise understanding of form and dimension. One of these brooches is on display in the exhibition From the Depot. An Exploration of the Collection.

This year, another brooch by Hilbert from 2020, was acquired for the collection of the Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus. To mark this occasion, the exhibition from the Senses. Jewellery by Therese Hilbert offers a more in-depth insight into the artist's work. Works created between 1980 and 2020 are on display in the foyer display case.

Therese Hilbert (*1948 in Zurich, Switzerland) lives and works in Munich and is one of today's leading jewellery artists. Following her training as a goldsmith (1965–1969) at the School of Design in Zurich under Max Fröhlich, and after several years' working in various workshops, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich in Hermann Jünger's jewellery class from 1972 to 1978. Hilbert's works are held in private and public collections around the world and have been honoured with numerous awards, including the Herbert Hofmann Prize (1974) and the Bavarian State Prize (2001).


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