Value, Imitation, and Perception in Contemporary Jewellery. Spotlight Artworks by Klimt02

We often assess the value of a piece of jewellery based on what it is made of and the time it took to make. The weight of the metal, the rarity of the stone, the hours of labour. A so-called rational logic, as if value could be measured, weighed, and verified. And yet, what produces value has never been purely material. It operates elsewhere. As Nicolas Christol writes in Gold is Cheap, it lies in what circulates, in what is told.

In this Spotlight Artworks by Klimt02, we present a selection of pieces that question perception and reconfigure the hierarchy of value. They invite us to reconsider what we see, and how we make sense of it.