Heller Wahnsinn
#61
Artist: Helen Britton
Location: Ingo Maurer Showroom
Kaiserstrasse 47, Munich
12.03.2015 18:00 – 21:00
21.02.2015 – 17.03.2015
Tue-Fri 11:00 - 19:00, Sat 11:00 - 16:00, Sun 15.03.2015 11:00 - 16:00
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Helen Britton presents contemporary jewellery from her series Industrial, a sequence of works that express her curiosity for raw, dynamic environments, for machines and manufacturing. Constructing layered surfaces of etched silver, sometimes painted or gleaming with plated gold or stones, the works transform her memories of large industrial spaces into wearable pieces of jewellery - at once contemporary and classic.
Nevertheless her work relies not only on the aesthetics of the architecture and landscape the steel and ship industry created, but also relates to her experience of the subcultures that eked out of their existence on the borders of her hometown in Australia.
“That I make jewellery, drawings and paper objects (…) allows me to create a very private world that accepts no compromises. To develop matter in itself, to transform it into an unpredictable way, comes from the love of materials, from the enjoyment of the simple qualities of color, texture, shape and their effect on my senses. I have always had an empathy with objects and in my practice in recent years, this specialized on collecting those awkward and sometimes ugly fragments, those hidden beauties and components that seem to be intended for a life as jewellery. I try to offer them a new opportunity, a chance to sing or to sing one last time.”
Helen Britton has received a number of prizes, her work is held in several museums in Germany, the Netherlands and the United States. In 2002 she established her workshop in Munich with David Bielander and Yutaca Minegishi.
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In February and March 2015, Helen Britton exhibits her work at the Munich showroom of lighting designer Ingo Maurer. The former laundry building at 47 Kaiserstrasse in Schwabing has been Ingo Maurer’s production site since the early 1970’s. Since 2009, Ingo Maurer and his team present more than 120 different lamps, One-Offs, prototypes and photographical documentation on about 700 sqm. The spacious hall has become a destination among fans of interior design from all over the world, but is still a hidden gem in a quiet neighbourhood of Munich.
www.ingo-maurer.com
Helen Britton presents contemporary jewellery from her series Industrial, a sequence of works that express her curiosity for raw, dynamic environments, for machines and manufacturing. Constructing layered surfaces of etched silver, sometimes painted or gleaming with plated gold or stones, the works transform her memories of large industrial spaces into wearable pieces of jewellery - at once contemporary and classic.
Nevertheless her work relies not only on the aesthetics of the architecture and landscape the steel and ship industry created, but also relates to her experience of the subcultures that eked out of their existence on the borders of her hometown in Australia.
“That I make jewellery, drawings and paper objects (…) allows me to create a very private world that accepts no compromises. To develop matter in itself, to transform it into an unpredictable way, comes from the love of materials, from the enjoyment of the simple qualities of color, texture, shape and their effect on my senses. I have always had an empathy with objects and in my practice in recent years, this specialized on collecting those awkward and sometimes ugly fragments, those hidden beauties and components that seem to be intended for a life as jewellery. I try to offer them a new opportunity, a chance to sing or to sing one last time.”
Helen Britton has received a number of prizes, her work is held in several museums in Germany, the Netherlands and the United States. In 2002 she established her workshop in Munich with David Bielander and Yutaca Minegishi.
In February and March 2015, Helen Britton exhibits her work at the Munich showroom of lighting designer Ingo Maurer. The former laundry building at 47 Kaiserstrasse in Schwabing has been Ingo Maurer’s production site since the early 1970’s. Since 2009, Ingo Maurer and his team present more than 120 different lamps, One-Offs, prototypes and photographical documentation on about 700 sqm. The spacious hall has become a destination among fans of interior design from all over the world, but is still a hidden gem in a quiet neighbourhood of Munich.
www.ingo-maurer.com