During SCHMUCK : EXPO ‘Unbearable Lightnesses’ – 84GHz, Munich (DE) – 26-28 Fevr. 2016

Unbearable Lightness

a solo show by Federica Sala

Alchimia is proud to say that “Unbearable Lightnesses” by recent graduate Federica Sala will be on view during the Schmuck Jewellery Week 2016, an exhibition featuring her Alchimia MFA collection “True Lies. A collection of Oxymorons”, together with new pieces realized for the occasion

 Opening 26.02 from 18:00 to 22:00

Imagine to wake up and to see everything different than what you knew. The appearance of the surroundings is exactly the same, but no more the feeling of it. Everything becomes suddenly worthless but meaningful, raising an awareness of a reality fragile and heavy at the same time. There’s a new and indefinable tension between certain and uncertain. It’s a thrill that brings you on the brink of a precipice over nothing and everything. Take your time to stay suspended in this pure and perfect balance. Keep as long as possible this vertigo feeling with you to magnify your experience of life. Welcome to the world of the Unbearable Lightnesses.

“There’s a reality to discover, in which everything is possible and looks exactly the opposite of what we know. Our superficial perception is building a world of illusions in which appearance has become the only truth. I want to raise doubts, creating pieces that defy the laws of Reality and seem to belong to another possible world. All the uncertainties are turned into delicate jewellery pieces that once on the body draw the wearer’s attention, sharing their fragility with the reality we’re living. My pieces want to make people change their perspective, generating a much more gentle and sensitive perception of themselves and of the surroundings as a consequence.” Federica Sala

Federica Sala Necklace: Unbearable Lightness, 2015 Glass, cianite, silver 20 x 20 x 7 cm Photo by: Federico Cavicchioli From series: True Lies. A Collection of Oxymorons

 Federica Sala, necklace, « Meaningless Sense » from her True Lies collection - Glass, white cubic Zirconia, silver – 21 x 21 x 4 cm – Photo by: Federico Cavicchioli – From series: True Lies. A Collection of Oxymorons

Federica Sala Neckpiece: Controlled Freedom, 2015 Glass, egirina 25 x 25 x 15 cm Photo by: Federico Cavicchioli From series: True Lies. A Collection of Oxymorons

Federica Sala, « Unbearable Lightnesses » – photo OHMYBLUE

Federica Sala, « Unbearable Lightnesses » – photo OHMYBLUE

Federica Sala, « Unbearable Lightnesses » – photo OHMYBLUE

True Lies. A Collection of Oxymorons wants to question our perception of reality, inspired by Plato’s thoughts on how “reality is just a defective projection of our limited way of perceiving”*. Strong in look but extremely fragile in essence, the jewellery pieces encourage us to reflect about the inextricable co-dependency of opposites, and of how our existence might be determined by the limits we set for ourselves. Glass and stone become one entity growing from each other via a new and experimental technique developed by the artist in years of research on the island of Murano, world-famous for its artisanal glass production.
True Lies are impossible structures that point us towards the fragility of the reality we know, by sharing with us just one of the possible variations of it.
Federica Sala is one of the significant figures of a rising generation of Italian jewellery artists. Her practice is based on a continuous experimentation on the properties and qualities of materials, with a particular interest in glass and organic forms, grounded in a strong theoretical research. With this new collection Federica Sala introduced a unique approach in combining different materials such as metal, glass and gemstones. One of its pieces was nominated for the prestigious Stanislav Libenský Award. (Alchimia blog)
 Federica Sala Necklace: Sweet Pain, 2015 Glass, rutilo, shibuichi 21 x 21 x 4 cm Photo by: Federico Cavicchioli From series: True Lies. A Collection of Oxymorons

 

Federica Sala (b. 1986 Italy, lives and works in Milan) holds an MFA in Contemporary Jewellery and Body Ornament from Alchimia in Florence (2015) tutored by the Mexican jewellery artist Jorge Manilla, and a MA in Fashion Design from the Politecnico in Milan (2011) tutored by the Italian anthropologist Eleonora Fiorani and the Italian artist Giorgio Vigna. While studying in Alchimia she was mentored by International artists as Peter Bauhuis and Ruudt Peters. Her work is deeply based on a scientific approach to materials that she manipulates to create new delicate jewellery sculptures that due to their fragility capture all the attention and sensibility of the wearer.  From 2010 to 2012 she has been the assistant of Giorgio Vigna with whom she kept on studying glass and its properties, travelling to Murano to learn new techniques.  Her recent Master Project “True Lies. A collection of Oxymorons” has been nominated for the Stanislav Libensky Award 2015 with an exhibition at the Glass Museum in Prague.

For more information: http://www.salafederica.it

 

 

 

84GHz with Kunstgießerei Munich
Schleißheimer Straße 72,
Munich
Opening times: Fri 18:00-21:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-19:00