I curate projects/exhibitions within a range of craft and design disciplines, in collaboration with others or independently. I am particularly interested in sustainability and upcycling and the relationship between craft, design, contemporary art and storytelling.
UP AND DOWN
UP AND
DOWN
DOWN
Exhibited:
Goldfingers, Copenhagen, March - April 2022.
Tinsel Gallery, Johannesburg, August - September 2022.
Coverage:
Participants:
Up and Down is a group exhibition featuring 7 South African and 7 Danish jewellery makers. The first leg of the exhibition will be held at Tinsel Gallery, Johannesburg, and the second leg at Goldfingers, Copenhagen (dates to be confirmed). The title refers to both geographic aspects - the Danes live up north and the South Africans live down south, and everyday aspects - the usual ups and downs of life. The works will depict cultural and geographic differences and similarities, as well as a diversity of materials and techniques. Plus the challenges, joys and milestones we all experience in our private and professional lives.
Exhibitions:
Planned for 2022
Participants:
Helen Clara Hemsley (ZA/DK, Curator), Kim Buck (DK), Hongxia Wang (DK), Mette Saabye (DK), Janne K. Hansen (DK), Thorkild Thørgensen (ZA/DK), Katrine Borup (DK), Liz Loubser (ZA), Eric Loubser (ZA), Geraldine Fenn (ZA), Gussie van der Merwe (ZA), Samantha Vincent (ZA), Thato Radebe (ZA), and Carine Terreblanche (ZA).
GALLERY
UP AND
DOWN
DOWN
Exhibited:
Knaekkethvid, Copenhagen, 11 June - 11 July 2021.
Participants:
GALLERY is a new exhibition window concept, presenting international contemporary jewellery. The first exhibition is a group show and will be held in the window of Josefine Rønsholt Smith’s studio and shop, KNAEKKETHVID, in central Copenhagen.
With a bright and diverse group of exhibitors, GALLERY opens up for a dynamic segment of the contemporary jewellery world, and has a relevant and inspiring approach, as well as displaying a range of materials, methods, and topics.
The exhibition is supported by the Danish Arts Foundation.
Curated in collaboration with Therese Mørch.
Photo 1: Eyes, 2018 by Gabriella Goldsmith. Photo by the artist.
Photo 2: Intimacy, 2015 by Josefine Rønsholt Smith. Photo by Aske Rif Torbensen.
Curated in collaboration with Therese Mørch.
Photo 1: Eyes, 2018 by Gabriella Goldsmith. Photo by the artist.
Photo 2: Intimacy, 2015 by Josefine Rønsholt Smith. Photo by Aske Rif Torbensen.
GALLERY is a new exhibition window concept, presenting international contemporary jewellery. The first exhibition is a group show and will be held in the window of Josefine Rønsholt Smith’s studio and shop, KNAEKKETHVID, in central Copenhagen.
With a bright and diverse group of exhibitors, GALLERY opens up for a dynamic segment of the contemporary jewellery world, and has a relevant and inspiring approach, as well as displaying a range of materials, methods, and topics.
The exhibition is supported by the Danish Arts Foundation.
Curated in collaboration with Therese Mørch.
Photo 1: Eyes, 2018 by Gabriella Goldsmith. Photo by the artist.
Photo 2: Intimacy, 2015 by Josefine Rønsholt Smith. Photo by Aske Rif Torbensen.
Curated in collaboration with Therese Mørch.
Photo 1: Eyes, 2018 by Gabriella Goldsmith. Photo by the artist.
Photo 2: Intimacy, 2015 by Josefine Rønsholt Smith. Photo by Aske Rif Torbensen.
Exhibited:
Knaekkethvid, Copenhagen,
11 June - 11 July 2021
11 June - 11 July 2021
Participants:
Josefine Rønsholt Smith (DK), Maja Røhl (DK), Gabriella Goldsmith (DK), Paul Adie (DE/SCT), Christopher Thompson Royds (UK), Timothy Information Limited (UK), Rachael Colley (UK), Juliette Même (FR), Therese Mørch (DK), and Helen Clara Hemsley (ZA/DK).
COME AGAIN 2.0
COME AGAIN
Exhibited:
Copenhagen Cable Park
during 3daysofdesign, 2021.
during 3daysofdesign, 2021.
Exhibited:
Copenhagen Cable Park
during 3daysofdesign, 2021
during 3daysofdesign, 2021
DLUG – DLOG
DLUG – DLOG
Exhibited:
Udstillingssted for Tekstil, Copenhagen, 2020.
Participants:
Curated in collaboration with Anne Fabricius Møller.
DLUG – DLOG is an exhibition focusing on the properties and possibilities of contemporary textile jewellery. The chosen works are diverse and vary in their aesthetical, technical and narrative approaches, thereby creating a ‘showcase’ of what is happening in the field and the potential within it.
The exhibition runs concurrently with the exhibition GGUULLD – GGOOLLDD focusing on gold in textiles, both now and in the past.
Realised with the kind support of the Danish Arts Foundation.
Photos: Susanne Øhrgaard & James Bates Photography.
Photos: Susanne Øhrgaard & James Bates Photography.
Curated in collaboration with Anne Fabricius Møller.
DLUG – DLOG is an exhibition focusing on the properties and possibilities of contemporary textile jewellery. The chosen works are diverse and vary in their aesthetical, technical and narrative approaches, thereby creating a ‘showcase’ of what is happening in the field and the potential within it.
The exhibition runs concurrently with the exhibition GGUULLD – GGOOLLDD focusing on gold in textiles, both now and in the past.
Realised with the kind support of the Danish Arts Foundation.
Photos: Susanne Øhrgaard & James Bates Photography.
Photos: Susanne Øhrgaard & James Bates Photography.
Exhibited:
Udstillingssted for Tekstil,
Copenhagen, 2020
Copenhagen, 2020
Participants:
Helen Clara Hemsley (ZA/DK), Christina Bizzarro (DK), Helle Bjerrum (DK), Laila Marie Costa (AUS), Ni Daodao (CN/CH),
Janne K. Hansen (DK), Ailsa Morrant (UK), Carla Nuis (NL), Camilla Prasch (DK/DE), Mette Saabye (DK), Barbara Schrobenhauser (DE), Annemiek Steenhuis (NL), and Kristina Villadsen (DK).
Janne K. Hansen (DK), Ailsa Morrant (UK), Carla Nuis (NL), Camilla Prasch (DK/DE), Mette Saabye (DK), Barbara Schrobenhauser (DE), Annemiek Steenhuis (NL), and Kristina Villadsen (DK).
COME AGAIN
COME AGAIN
Exhibited:
Officinet – an exhibition space for Danish Crafts and Design, Copenhagen, 2020.
Coverage:
Participants:
Ane Henriksen, Annelie Grimwade Olofsson, Manuel Canu, Rasmus Fenhann, Helle Vibeke Jensen, Tina Ratzer,
Katrine Borup, Janne K Hansen, Maria Sparre-Petersen, Pernille Falch Heinesen, Lotte Myrthue, Camilla Prasch, Martine Myrup, Maja Røhl, George William Bell, and Line Frank.
Katrine Borup, Janne K Hansen, Maria Sparre-Petersen, Pernille Falch Heinesen, Lotte Myrthue, Camilla Prasch, Martine Myrup, Maja Røhl, George William Bell, and Line Frank.
Exhibited:
Officinet – an exhibition space for Danish Crafts and Design, Copenhagen, 2020
Participants:
Ane Henriksen, Annelie Grimwade Olofsson, Manuel Canu, Rasmus Fenhann, Helle Vibeke Jensen, Tina Ratzer, Katrine Borup, Janne K Hansen, Maria Sparre-Petersen, Pernille Falch Heinesen, Lotte Myrthue, Camilla Prasch, Martine Myrup, Maja Røhl, George William Bell, and Line Frank.
Beige
Beige
Exhibited:
At Mette Saabye's,
Copenhagen, 2020.
Copenhagen, 2020.
Coverage:
BEIGE is quite simply about the colour beige and incorporates an oasis of beige jewellery/body-related objects from a variety of jewellery makers and artists from all over the world. The exhibition was redesigned (due to Covid 19) to fit in the gallery window so it was accessible 24 hours a day.
Exhibited:
At Mette Saabye's,
Copenhagen, 2020
Copenhagen, 2020
