We paused before a House that seemed. A Swelling of the Ground. A project in Munich by Sint Lucas Antwerpen representing jewellery practice, research and theory.

Artist list

Irma Földényi, Elise Hoebeke, Saskia Van der Gucht, Saskia van Es

Sand is ubiquitously present in our world and yet it is mined for use in buildings, roads and electronics to a point where it is becoming scarce. Environmental programs are expressing their concerns as the scale of extraction of sand harms ecosystems; rivers, dunes, oceans and their inhabitants.

Bricks have been hand-made in Belgium and the Netherlands for centuries, clay was found locally and brick types named after cities, regions and rivers. Even though there are now industrial alternatives, people still keep old bricks, stored in a shed at the back of the yard to one day build something new.

What can a single brick or a handful of sand tell us about resources and standardization, about their value and the time it took the earth and the people to shape them?

Measured precisely, cut like a precious stone, cast in Delft clay and held in diamond packaging; objects with granular surfaces are handcrafted as carriers for possible answers to this question.

We paused before a House that seemed | A Swelling of the Ground is a group exhibition and conversation between Elise Hoebeke, Saskia Van der Gucht, Irma Földényi and Saskia van Es, representing jewellery practice, research and theory from Sint Lucas Antwerpen.


Lecture / Artist Talks: Thursday 13/03 15:30-17:30 on Hirschbergstraße 9. Register for the lecture / artist talks: http://forms.gle/WH7MTZnugC8RefEz9
Exhibition Opening: Thursday 13/03 17:30-21:00 on Blutenburgstraße 59 (8 min walk)
Opening Hours: Friday - Saturday 12:00-18:00

Where to find us online: Keep an eye on https://www.instagram.com/studiosieraad


On Studio sieraad at Sint Lucas Antwerpen: 
The program at Sint Lucas Antwerpen emphasizes a broad, multidisciplinary approach to jewellery design, focusing on the cultural, social, and personal significance of jewellery. We explore the reasons why people wear jewellery and reinterpret its archetypal features in contemporary, meaningful ways.

More information on the program at Sint Lucas Antwerp: http://www.sintlucasantwerpen.be/en/get-to-know-our-study-programmes/studio-jewellery

More information on artistic research: http://researchandjewellery.be and http://www.sintlucasantwerpen.be/en/research


Biographies:
- Saskia van Es (NL) is an art historian and teacher. She writes about contemporary jewellery for Art Jewelry Forum, Klimt02 and other platforms. Her fascination lies in the materials from which jewellery is made.

- Irma Földényi (HU/NL) is a Rotterdam based designer who works across design, research and education. She is currently a PhD researcher with her project Voices of Materials. By giving form to context, she aims to reveal nuanced stories from our anthropocenic geological era.

- Saskia Van der Gucht (BE) is a visual artist, researcher and teacher. Her work deals with the complexities of value and ecologies of extracted scarce materials such as sand. Through a combination of story-telling and references to jewellery and architecture, she translates these subjects into objects, writing, photography and drawings.

- Elise Hoebeke (BE) is a contemporary jewellery artist who holds a MA in visual arts and jewellery from Sint Lucas Antwerp, where she currently teaches at the BA jewellery design. With a background in interior design, she connects domestic space, object and jewellery in a body-related scale to explore the themes of standardization and measurements.