EXPO ‘New Nomads. New Traditional Jewellery. Edition 2012′ – MMKA Museum, Arnhem (NL) – 24 Nov. 2012 – 27 Janv. 2013

(cf SIERAAD Art Fair 2012 – Amsterdam – 1–4 Nov. 2012)

The Museum of Modern Art Arnhem invites you to the opening of the exhibition New Nomads on Friday 23 November at 3pm. Isabella van den Bos, jury member New Traditional Jewellery, jewellery collector and chair of the Foundation Art in Business, will open the exhibition.

Each edition of the biannual international design competition New Traditional Jewellery has a different theme. This year’s theme is New Nomads. Contemporary jewellery designers take the traditional jewellery of for instance nomads, pilgrims, explorers, world travellers, refugees and colonists, as the starting point for new designs. The jury selected five winners from a group of 300 competitors. Contemporary themes as globalisation and digitisation can be found in many of the designs. Personal stories, family history and local traditions are often used as source of inspiration. The exhibition consists of 37 pieces of jewellery from more than 14 countries, including Israel, Mexico, China, New Zealand and The Netherlands.

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2 WINNERs 2012 New Traditional Jewellery Edition : Sang Hee Park & Hester Popma van de Kolk

3 Student WINNERs 2012 New Traditional Jewellery Edition : Patricia Dominques, Maryvonne Wellen & Juliane Kessler

A reflection on the preservation of worldwide cultural heritage, on the reassessment of symbol bearers, on the creation of new traditions and on the simultaneous revival of old ones in a new form, was the purpose of this year’s” New Traditional Jewellery” contest with the title “New Nomads”.

Hester Popma van de Kolk  Necklace: Wearable Home 2012  Chips from sim cards, credit cards, mobile phone cards, yarn  two-sided necklace  WINNER 2012 New Traditional Jewellery Edition

Hester Popma-van de Kolk, NL - “Wearable Home” – 2-sided necklace  - Chips from sim cards, credit cards and mobile phone cards, yarn -
On the underside the chips are woven together with yarn to form a flexible square mat. One side is decorated, the other is gold. The yarn remains visible as a reference to the contacts that are made using chips.
“This necklace is only done justice when it is worn”, says the jury. “In several, playful ways things are hidden and things are made visible, and at all times only one side of the necklace is visible. The decorated side refers to the issues of the day: time, communication, money. The golden side (the back of the chips) calls up associations of illustrious civilizations, like the Egypt of the pharaohs and the Mayas. At the same time the chips contain information not visible to the naked eye. This necklace is a bridge in time”.

Hester Popma van de Kolk  Necklace: Wearable Home  Chips from sim cards, credit cards, mobile phone cards, yarn  two-sided necklace  WINNER 2012 New Traditional Jewellery Edition

  Juliane Kessler  Brooch: Traffic Sign 2012  Aluminium, steel  Student WINNER 2012 New Traditional Jewellery Edition

Juliane Kessler – Title: Traffic sign (brooch)   Material: aluminium, steel
Juliane Keßler: ” Some animals roam the world, using the currents of the wind and the sea for transport. We, the new nomads, consume a lot of fossil energy for our fast progress. Overall, economic efficiency dominates. I oppose this by recycling old traffic signs made of aluminum. Traffic signs regulate movements of people. It takes a lot of energy to transform this aluminum into jewellery with guilloches.”

 

 

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