EXPO ‘Prince Charming and The Palace of Happiness’ – Pieces of Eight, Melbourne (AU) – 12 Fevr.-24 mars 2013
Prince Charming and The Palace of Happiness
An exhibition by artists Tabea Reulecke, Maarja Niinemägi and Teresa Lane
« Love, loyalty, possession and desire have been expressed and signified in jewellery objects for thousands of years. What ARE our societal beliefs on romantic love here and now? What jewellery do we wear to signify our ‘romantic’” status – to promise ourselves to someone, to hold another in thought upon our body, to lure a mate or to outwardly express our inward, and often, private erotic desires? What jewellery do we imagine as women, as sensual beings, lovers with bodies, minds, hearts and desires, fears and acceptance? »
Jewellery artists Tabea Reulecke (DEU), Maarja Niinemägi (EST) and Teresa Lane (AUS) present Prince Charming and the Palace of Happiness, bringing together the subjective lenses of three women of different cultural backgrounds to convey reflections, representations and imaginings of romantic love in jewellery and objects. The exhibition draws upon historic and mythological archetypes, gently interrogating contemporary notions of Eros while teasing out the knots of foreplay and lustily engaging in femininity, fetish, sirens, sweat and sweet memories of those that have touched us.
Dreaming of love……… brooches by Tabea Reulecke - These enamelled copper brooches with oxidised silver fittings titled ‘Lost in Translation’, ‘Three Horny Rabbits’ and ‘In the Middle of Nowhere’.
Tabea Reulecke Brooch: Copulation Museum: Lost In Translation Enamel, copper, oxidised sterling silver
Tabea Reulecke Neckpiece: Copulation Museum: Three Horny Rabbits Enamel, copper, oxidised sterling silver 
Teresa Lane, ‘Me’ Neckpiece Stone, silver, small German figurine 
Pink/red ‘Palaces of Happiness’, hand cut stone necklace by Melbournian Teresa Lane.
Maarja Niinemägi Brooch: Läbi tulpide (In the Tulips) Stone tile, sterling silver, 14ct yellow goldPieces of Eight Gallery
28 Russell Place,
Melbourne 3000 AUSTRALIA
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