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Michelle Kraemer

Jeweller  /  MunichJewelleryWeek2023
Published: 10.05.2023

Bio

Michelle Kraemer was born in Luxembourg. After obtaining a degree in Three-Dimensional Design at the University of Portsmouth, England, she continued her studies in Contemporary Jewellery at Alchimia, Contemporary Jewellery School in Florence, Italy with Prof. Manfred Bischoff and Prof. Ruudt Peters. Since 2009 she is living and working in Vienna, Austria, as a member of Atelier STOSSIMHIMMEL, Studio for Contemporary Jewellery, and continuously takes part in exhibitions and projects, abroad as well as in Austria.
 

Statement

I find inspiration in things that we can see but are somehow unobtainable, untouchable, unreachable. Clouds, outer space, natural phenomena, but also natural textures and organic shapes. I need to materialize my inner landscape into my own imagined reality.
My process is very intuitive. I start by working directly in the material, mainly balsa wood, a lightweight and transformable material, with a rough idea in my mind. Forms emerge and evolve spontaneously while shaping the wood. Then layer by layer of pigments and varnish they grow until they mutate into something else. The material, for me, is inspiration and challenge at the same time. It is transformed in such a way that it changes completely, until it becomes something else entirely until it becomes jewellery…

 
 
Karposoma series - The visible part of a work done out of sight.
The inspiration for this series came from the intricate fruiting bodies of tree fungi, and the invisible connections that underlie their growth and existence. As I worked, I was struck by the way that the elements seemed to emerge from a hidden, unseen realm – a reminder of the interconnectedness that underlies all life. Each piece is a testament to the power of persistence and determination, as the tree fungi forge their way through challenging conditions to reach the light. By bringing these hidden, unseen connections to light, I remind myself that the work done on the inside will eventually show on the outside too.
 

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2023:
Exhibition  05 Oct 2023 - 20 Nov 2023  Missing Memories in Madrid.
Exhibition  28 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2023  Missing Memories in Barcelona.
Exhibition  26 Sep 2023 - 13 Oct 2023  Devotional Jewellery in Barcelona.
Exhibition  10 Jun 2023 - 05 Nov 2023  DNA in Cagnes sur Mer.
Exhibition  27 Apr 2023 - 29 Apr 2023  Missing Memories at the Melting Point 2023.
Exhibition  09 Mar 2023 - 11 Mar 2023  Battle of the Pins in Munich.
Exhibition  08 Mar 2023 - 11 Mar 2023  Missing Memories in Munich 2023.
Exhibition  23 Feb 2023 - 02 Jul 2023  Mit Eigensinn, Schmuck aus Österreich. Künstlerinnen im Fokus.
2022:
Exhibition  26 Nov 2022 - 07 Jan 2023  Battle of the Pins.
Exhibition  25 Nov 2022 - 16 Feb 2023  Devotional Jewellery.
Exhibition  27 Oct 2022 - 29 May 2023  Bijoux d'Europe at Cagnes sur Mer.
Exhibition  03 Apr 2022 - 25 Sep 2022  A Mind of Their Own.
2021:
Exhibition  20 Dec 2021 - 11 Feb 2022  Until Death Do Us Part.
2020:
Exhibition  11 Mar 2020 - 14 Mar 2020  Broken Beauty in Munich.
2019:
Exhibition  14 Dec 2019 - 15 Feb 2020  Broken Beauty.
Exhibition  18 May 2019 - 06 Oct 2019  The Legacy Award & Collection. The Ultimate Edition.
Exhibition  13 Mar 2019 - 16 Mar 2019  Heart Failure in Munich.
2018:
Exhibition  14 Dec 2018 - 23 Feb 2019  Heart Failure.
Exhibition  26 Apr 2018 - 28 Apr 2018  Chaos in Valencia.
Exhibition  12 Apr 2018 - 12 Apr 2018  SpringBling at STOSSIMHIMMEL.
Exhibition  07 Mar 2018 - 10 Mar 2018  Chaos in Munich.
2017:
Exhibition  16 Dec 2017 - 24 Feb 2018  Chaos in Lille.
Exhibition  09 Dec 2017 - 10 Dec 2017  Schmuck & Skulptur.
Exhibition  19 May 2017 - 30 Jul 2017  25 Years Galerie Orfèo.
Exhibition  18 May 2017 - 06 Jun 2017  The After Joya Effect IV.
Exhibition  14 Apr 2017 - 02 Jun 2017  Touchy Feely.
Exhibition  15 Feb 2017 - 31 Dec 2017  Impressions 2017. The Permanent.
2016:
Exhibition  10 Dec 2016 - 21 Jan 2016  Lost Paradise.
Fair  29 Sep 2016 - 01 Oct 2016  JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair 2016.
Exhibition  29 Sep 2016 - 01 Oct 2016  Selected Artists JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair 2016.
Exhibition  24 Feb 2016 - 28 Feb 2016  A Tribute to Manfred Bischoff.
Exhibition  06 Feb 2016 - 31 Dec 2016  Impressions 2016. The Permanent.
2015:
Fair  08 Oct 2015 - 10 Oct 2015  JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair 2015.
Exhibition  08 Oct 2015 - 10 Oct 2015  The Legacy Award by Alliages at Joya Barcelona.
Exhibition  08 Oct 2015 - 10 Oct 2015  Selected Artists JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair 2015.
2014:
Exhibition  13 Mar 2014 - 16 Mar 2014  Suspend.ed in Green.
Exhibition  12 Mar 2014 - 14 Mar 2014  Vienna 4.
Fair  12 Mar 2014 - 18 Mar 2014  Schmuck 2014.
2013:
Exhibition  07 Mar 2013 - 11 Mar 2013  Suspend.ed in Pink.
Exhibition  07 Mar 2013 - 09 Mar 2013  Made in Vienna.
Fair  06 Mar 2013 - 12 Mar 2013  Schmuck 2013.
Exhibition  31 Jan 2013 - 15 Mar 2013  Michelle Kraemer: Relieve Me / Second Skin.
2012:
Exhibition  06 Nov 2012 - 06 Nov 2012  Nobel geht die Welt zugrunde....
Exhibition  15 Jun 2012 - 27 Jul 2012  10 Years kunst.wirt.schaft.
Exhibition  15 Mar 2012 - 18 Mar 2012  8together!.
Exhibition  14 Mar 2012 - 20 Mar 2012  Suspended.
Fair  14 Mar 2012 - 20 Mar 2012  Schmuck 2012.
2011:
Exhibition  08 Nov 2011 - 08 Dec 2011  STOSSIMHIMMEL 15th anniversary exhibition.
Exhibition  21 Sep 2011 - 08 Oct 2011  Tastes just like chicken.....
2010:
Meeting  21 Oct 2010 - 22 Oct 2010  SPERKSTRET ´10.

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Catalogue:  Alliages Award. Riusech, JuanAlliages:  Lille,  2019
Catalogue:  JOYA Barcelona. Le Departament:  Barcelona,  2016
Magazine:  WORTEX, Luxemburger Wort Weekend Magazin. Luxembourg,  2016
Magazine:  Schaufenster - Die Presse, Nr.41/2.12. Austria,  2016
Magazine:  Avenue Illustrated, N50 Natural Selection. Anyway Media S.L:  Spain,  2016
Catalogue:  Alliages Award. Riusech, JuanAlliages:  Lille,  2016
Catalogue:  The jewelry Exchange. Raben, Olga.  2014
Catalogue:  Rule the World. Friends of Carlotta:  Zurich,  2014
Catalogue:  Suspended in green. Laura Bradshaw-Heap & The School of Jewellery, Birmingham:  Birmingham,  2014
Magazine:  Arte y Joya, Nr 193. Grupo Duplex:  Barcelona,  2013
Magazine:  Art Aurea, 1-2013. Art Aurea:  Ulm,  2013
Magazine:  Urban Coco, Leeds, Issue 8. Leeds,  2013
Book:  Suspended In Pink. Laura Bradshaw- Heap:  Dublin,  2013
Book:  Jewellery Yearbook. Grupo Duplex:  Barcelona,  2012
Book:  New Rings: 500+ Designs from Around the World by Nicolas Estrada. Estrada, NicolasThames & Hudson:  United Kingdom,  2011