WAR_The Comics
Published: 08.04.2020
WELTRAUM Gallery
- Website Weltraum Gallery
- Website ZLR Betriebsimperium
- Website WAR Exhibition
- Website Initiation Project
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Πόλεμος πάντων μὲν πατήρ ἐστι, πάντων δὲ βασιλεύς.
When we decided "war" would be the theme of our 6th Schmuck 2020/ Munich Jewellery Week group show, we were aware that chances of a major armed conflict this year were high. It did not cross our mind though that thousands of innocent people would perish in the corona virus hecatomb nor that world leaders would call its impact on public health, economy and society "an invisible war".
Artist list
Mihaela Coman, Yonghak Jo, Marilena Karagkiozi, Ekaterina Korzh, Andy Lowrie, Nicole Maunz, Ludwig Menzel, Into Niilo, Leonidas Panourgias, Constance Marie Pretorius, Adriana Radulescu, Loukia Richards, Emily Smith, Jason Stein, Christoph Ziegler
The life-threatening pandemic forced us to postpone our show WAR_ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ originally scheduled for 11-14 March 2020 to a later date this year. Its impact on social contact will last longer than the corona virus itself, we believe. We decided to experiment with new concepts of communicating and presenting jewellery. Following Klimt02's great initiative for an online Schmuck 2020 presentation, we decided to combat social distancing by inviting readers to enter our cosmos of thoughts and emotions: the narratives behind the jewellery.
Jewellery is the most emotional art medium. Jewellery gifts invested with love set the milestones of personal history; jewellery heirlooms spread family traditions and legends over generations and bridge past, present and future. Comics are considered to be a "film made of paper". Before shooting a film, directors draw the scenes of their movie, the dialogues, the cuts and the camera positions just like a comic book on paper!
The comics WAR participants have drawn during their home isolation add insight to their jewellery and are a trailer of their reflections.
A long time ago, Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus stated: "War is the father of all and king of all; and some he shows as gods, others as men, some he makes slaves, others free." Our comics presentation project abolished the boundaries of art genres, gave wings to our phantasy and liberated us from fear of inaction.
Enjoy!
Jewellery is the most emotional art medium. Jewellery gifts invested with love set the milestones of personal history; jewellery heirlooms spread family traditions and legends over generations and bridge past, present and future. Comics are considered to be a "film made of paper". Before shooting a film, directors draw the scenes of their movie, the dialogues, the cuts and the camera positions just like a comic book on paper!
The comics WAR participants have drawn during their home isolation add insight to their jewellery and are a trailer of their reflections.
A long time ago, Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus stated: "War is the father of all and king of all; and some he shows as gods, others as men, some he makes slaves, others free." Our comics presentation project abolished the boundaries of art genres, gave wings to our phantasy and liberated us from fear of inaction.
Enjoy!
Comic Title: 1942 Journal Of An Aviator In The Eastern Front, Drawing & Photo: Adriana Radulescu
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Necklace: They gave me a medal, 2020
Cast white bronze, patina, cast resin, silver wire, linen cord.
20 x 20 x 20 cm
Photo by: Adriana Radulescu
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Ring: Seasaw Ring, 2020
Metal
Photo by: Emily Smith
Statement: Kindness and compassion can go a long way!
With this project, I endeavoured to bring the positives to light. Despite the countless struggles of the world, a little kindness and compassion can indeed go a long way. If history has taught us anything, it is that nothing can ever be solved through continuously perpetuating negativity, hatred and fighting.
With this project, I endeavoured to bring the positives to light. Despite the countless struggles of the world, a little kindness and compassion can indeed go a long way. If history has taught us anything, it is that nothing can ever be solved through continuously perpetuating negativity, hatred and fighting.
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Comic Title: St. Barbara, Drawing & Photo: Loukia Richards
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Neckpiece: St. Barbara, 2020
Wool, textile, leather, plastic, silk, embroidery.
Photo by: Christoph Ziegler
Statement: Token of faith
My grandfather kept a tiny St.Barbara icon in the pocket of his jacket while fighting in the Northern Epirus front during the Italian offensive against Greece in WW II (1940-41). St.Barbara might have reminded him of my grandmother who raised her glass at the family banquets to wish him well and was serving at Red Cross back home. The icon condensed memories, wishes and faith and gave him the strength to carry on.
My grandfather kept a tiny St.Barbara icon in the pocket of his jacket while fighting in the Northern Epirus front during the Italian offensive against Greece in WW II (1940-41). St.Barbara might have reminded him of my grandmother who raised her glass at the family banquets to wish him well and was serving at Red Cross back home. The icon condensed memories, wishes and faith and gave him the strength to carry on.
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Comic Title: Fragments, Drawing & Photo: Christoph Ziegler
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Necklace: Fragments, 2020
Brocken and melted toy guns, coated wire.
Photo by: Christoph Ziegler
Statement: The principle of exploitation
The global hunger for energy and raw materials makes war an obligatory means to fulfill the promise of unlimited prosperity and to keep up the circuit of production and consumption.
The plastic toy guns I use in the jewellery series I created for the exhibition Polemos refer both to the raw material which is the fundament of our synthetic age, and the political power system necessary to secure its exploitation.
The global hunger for energy and raw materials makes war an obligatory means to fulfill the promise of unlimited prosperity and to keep up the circuit of production and consumption.
The plastic toy guns I use in the jewellery series I created for the exhibition Polemos refer both to the raw material which is the fundament of our synthetic age, and the political power system necessary to secure its exploitation.
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Object: Tactical Acquisition Device, 2020
Sterling silver, nickel silver, US currency, found objects
11.5 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm
Photo by: Jason Stein
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Comic Title:No More Heroes Anymore, Drawing & Photo: Marilena Karagkiozi
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Piece: The Soldier Pendant, 2020
Pentelic white marble, plastic found object, oxidized silver chain.
8 x 2 x 3 cm
Photo by: Marilena Karagkiozi
Statement: Rediscovering the victim in the hero
No more Heroes anymore discusses the entanglement of human values that led to wars through time and space. It challenges the archetypal type of the self-sacrificing hero and everything that it represents. This project is an attempt to remove rigid symbols from their pedestal. Its goal is to enable real-life dialogues by rediscovering the victim in the hero.
No more Heroes anymore discusses the entanglement of human values that led to wars through time and space. It challenges the archetypal type of the self-sacrificing hero and everything that it represents. This project is an attempt to remove rigid symbols from their pedestal. Its goal is to enable real-life dialogues by rediscovering the victim in the hero.
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Comic Title: A Modern Fairy Tale, Drawing & Photo: Constance Marie Pretorius
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Brooch: Quiet Please!, 2020
Metal, wire, fibers
Photo by: Constance Marie Pretorius
Statement: Gender Violence - Repressed War
Using crochet techniques that represent the female essence, I create my protection, my restraints. Together with traditional jewellery making techniques, the struggle to conquer fear becomes physical in the creation of the works.
Using crochet techniques that represent the female essence, I create my protection, my restraints. Together with traditional jewellery making techniques, the struggle to conquer fear becomes physical in the creation of the works.
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Comic Title: The Daily Struggle To Survive During Communism, A Battle I Witnessed, Drawing & Photo: Mihaela Coman
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Bracelet: The Burden Of The Past, People Queing For Food, 2019
Copper, brass
Photo by: Mihaela Coman
Statement: How was it?
How was it? I'm often asked. We were equals in a prison, in misery. It was humiliating and absurd. After these 30 years since the Communism fell, my jewellery collection tells the story of the daily life, the daily queues, of the people living in their small and cold, concrete apartments and thinking all the time of how to get some food, hot water, toilet paper, gas, books, light, films, music, coffee, ...soap...
How was it? I'm often asked. We were equals in a prison, in misery. It was humiliating and absurd. After these 30 years since the Communism fell, my jewellery collection tells the story of the daily life, the daily queues, of the people living in their small and cold, concrete apartments and thinking all the time of how to get some food, hot water, toilet paper, gas, books, light, films, music, coffee, ...soap...
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Comic Title: The Legend of King Arthur, Photo & Drawing: Into Niilo
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Body piece: Tatooed Pregnant Belly, 2020
Nickelized copper, stainless steel, silver
Photo by: Vladimir Kotov
Cuirass
Statement: Armory
For the Polemos exhibition I have created a shoulder and a neck piece, and a cuirass in the form of a pregnant belly with the remains of bulging tattoos. This is a surreal twist because I created "armory", using modern technics with tattoos that should remind about battle scars and ornaments of original medieval armory.
Statement: Armory
For the Polemos exhibition I have created a shoulder and a neck piece, and a cuirass in the form of a pregnant belly with the remains of bulging tattoos. This is a surreal twist because I created "armory", using modern technics with tattoos that should remind about battle scars and ornaments of original medieval armory.
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Comic Title: War. The Outer Expression Of Inner State, Drawing & Photo: Nicole Maunz
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Body piece: Untitled, 2016
Textile
Photo by: Nicole Maunz
Statement: Inner conflict
Conscious feeling, non-judgmental observation and recognizing the projection mechanisms is like a kind of liberation from an inner prison. Or, as Albert Einstein put it, a liberation from a kind of optical illusion of consciousness, in which a human experiences himself as separate from himself, from his thoughts and feelings and ultimately as separate from everyone else.
Conscious feeling, non-judgmental observation and recognizing the projection mechanisms is like a kind of liberation from an inner prison. Or, as Albert Einstein put it, a liberation from a kind of optical illusion of consciousness, in which a human experiences himself as separate from himself, from his thoughts and feelings and ultimately as separate from everyone else.
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Comic Title: Loot of Peace, Drawing & Photo: Leonidas Panourgias
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Object: Agios Georgios, 2020
Wood
Photo by: Leonidas Panourgias
Statement: An unpunished crime against humanity
"On June 10, 1944, for over two hours, Waffen-SS troops of the 2nd company, I/7 battalion, 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division (...) went door to door and massacred Greek civilians as part of "savage reprisals" for a partisan attack upon the unit's convoy. "(Source: Wikipedia)
The grandfather and other relatives of Leonidas Panourgias were murdered in Distomo. Panourgias engraved "St.George - Distomo" to commemorate one of the most atrocious and unrepentant crimes against humanity Germany committed during WWII - a crime that still remains unpunished.
"On June 10, 1944, for over two hours, Waffen-SS troops of the 2nd company, I/7 battalion, 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division (...) went door to door and massacred Greek civilians as part of "savage reprisals" for a partisan attack upon the unit's convoy. "(Source: Wikipedia)
The grandfather and other relatives of Leonidas Panourgias were murdered in Distomo. Panourgias engraved "St.George - Distomo" to commemorate one of the most atrocious and unrepentant crimes against humanity Germany committed during WWII - a crime that still remains unpunished.
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WELTRAUM Gallery
- Website Weltraum Gallery
- Website ZLR Betriebsimperium
- Website WAR Exhibition
- Website Initiation Project
- Mail:
- infoweltraum26.de
- zlr.betriebsimperiumgmail.com
- Curator:
- ZLR Betriebsimperium
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