Goldfish, 2021
Brooch
Purl wire, textile, silver,
remanium
98 x 53 x 12 mm




Crown, 2021
Brooch
Purl wire, textile, silver,
remanium
75 x 75 x 12 mm

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Golden doodle, 2021
Brooch
Purl wire, textile, silver,
remanium
52 x 45 x 13 mm




Star Window, 2021
Brooch
Purl wire, textile, cotton thread
silver, remanium
98 x 53 x 12 mm




Green Pavement, 2021
Brooch
Glass beads, textile, silver,
remanium
55 x 92 x 12 mm





Blue Cube Diamond, 2020
Brooch
Rocaille beads, textile, silver,
remanium
140 x 80 x 15 mm





Light Pink Line, 2021
Brooch
Purl wire, textile, silver,
remanium
20 x145 x 15 mm





Slowdown Doodle, 2021
Brooch
Purl wire, textile, silver,
remanium
53 x 94 x 18 mm





Pink Gold Diamond, 2020
Brooch
Glass beads, textile, silver,
remanium
105 x 70 x 23 mm



Dot, 2021
Brooch
Purl wire or glass beads,
textile, silver, magnet
22 x 22 x 12 mm




Beeldschoon, 2021
Brooch
Pearl purl wire, textile, silver,
remanium
32 x 83 x 12 mm




Turquoise, 2021
Brooch
Purl wire, textile, silver,
remanium
55 x 45 x 15 mm





Slowdown

For me, the past period of the pandemic has been a time of radical retreat in private spheres.

Left with a feeling of overall uncertainty and social life reduced to the bare minimum, the outside reality mainly seeped in through the digital port. As almost all external deadlines were cancelled, life slowed down and centred around the intimate universe of home.

I have found myself juggling between home-schooling and my own world of thoughts, being pulled away from my beloved studio life. Private and working areas intermingled at the dining table.

I amused myself with needle work, with beads and metal threads borrowed from gold embroidery. It allowed me to stay close to my favourite materials and the microcosmos of a jeweller.

These time-consuming techniques are comforting, they suit the situation I am in.

What comes to my mind are images of my direct everyday domestic reality: the house, the garden, physical experiences, the comfort of pillows and carpets.

Rhythms, patterns and structures that accumulate time resonate in my pieces.
History surprises me with similarities to the Biedermeier era or Cannetille jewellery.
Pastime slowly gave birth to a new collection.

Gésine Hackenberg, 2021