“GeMANOgy” – Gem as Storyteller
慢鏝學 - 國際當代首飾材質交流展
2013 09. 25 -- 11. 03
“GeMANOgy”
– Gem as Storyteller
“GeMANOgy” aims at showing how the contemporary jewellers express the word/ material "Stone" in various and contemporary way. Set aside the traditional value for gemstones defined in Gemology, MANO would like to offer the viewer a different angle to read the stories behind these jewellery.
"How the most precious thing about stones in a jewellery box is not always their rarity, their size or their perfection. It is their stories." by Victoria Finlay, author of 'Jewels: A Secret History'.
Since the word “Jewellery” for most Taiwanese public still relates a lot to precious material, faceted gemstones, jade jewelleries, beaded bracelet, etc., we would like to present the jewelleryies with diverse and contemporary interpretation of the theme “stone” in search of that real preciousness. Each artist gives their unique point of view: to bring out the social-psychological side of the material, to discuss about the collective thoughts on material, technique, and artistry, or to question the real meaning of value.
A book about the concept and artists works and details of this exhibition have been published.
“GeMANOgy慢鏝學”
- 國際當代首飾材質交流展
這次展覽透過MANO慢鏝的角度試圖帶領著觀者，跳脫寶石學(Gemology)中一切以寶石的材質與尺寸來界定所謂的「價值」，介紹當代首飾藝術家如何以新的手法、語彙，重新詮釋「寶石/石材」的可能性與應用，作品本身的藝術性及每個石頭首飾背後的故事，為寶石在首飾中的角色開起了另一扇門。
作家維多利亞芬利(Victoria Finlay)說：「首飾盒中的石頭，最貴重的並不是在它們的稀有、大小或切工完美，而是在於它們所述說的故事」。
在台灣，當代首飾在1990年代後逐漸發展形成，受到歐洲1970年代後以概念出發，利用媒材及其首飾在社會文化中的所代表的象徵意義來創作的方式，逐漸在材料的使用上，使用各種具實驗性、具時代意義的材質，而不再拘泥於貴金屬與貴寶石的使用。本展覽將透過呈現不同國籍背景的當代首飾藝術家們，個別對於「寶石/石材」這個字的詮釋，透過他們所選擇的材質來詮釋個人獨特的語彙，甚至材質背後的所想影射出的社會現象與含意，公開地提出並探討材質、技術和藝術間的可能關係，以及材質背後的所隱藏的價值觀標準，並為這些問題和找尋可能的解答。
本展覽之概念及詳細內容已出版刊物。
參展藝術家/ Participated artists:
Gieh-Wen Lin 林介文 / Karl Fritsch 卡爾．菲奇 / Katja Prins 卡佳．普林斯 / Nelli Tanner 奈麗．譚納
Philip Sajet 費烈浦．沙耶 / Shu-Lin Wu 吳淑麟 / Tarja Tuupanen 塔莉亞．杜潘訥
出版品 / Publication: "GeMANOgy慢鏝學“ 2013策劃紀錄No.7