A way of exhibit jewelery in the public.

LOOK , exhibition curated by Ruudt Peters, at Galerie Caroline van Hoek. showing various jewellers including Dana Seachuga, Noemie Doge, Beatrice Brovia, Nicolas Cheng, Estela Sáez Vilanova, Seth Papac, Adam Grinovich, Hanna Hedman, Edgar Mosa, Diana Dudek, Nelli Tanner, Carolina Gimeno, Annika Pettersson, Kuo Ara, Romina Fuentes,Tobias Alm …

The gallery was lit up by scenography, all the room was turned in blue dark light, that almost we weren’t able to see the work.

Look, from the title, It made me question, about this way of installation, jewellery displayed without the light.

When jewellerys are exhibited, there will be a plenty of light most of time to being able to see the work well and even better, however, in this show Look, It was clearly we couldn’t see easily,

Almost it challenge all the notion of jewelly being exhibited in the light room,

So all the audience were using their mobile phone light to see the work closely, and taking photo with flash too see the work,

Instead of enjoying to see the work, this exhibition was almost like trying to see, as if the object has more power that we all the audience have to see the work by depending on some other tool such as photo light and flash too see the work to appreciate the work,

Peters comment on the show LOOK, I think it is very interesting and also it is very powerful statement to say,

“ Do we have to look the works in such a dark room?”

After that we have also visited another opening by Ruudt Peters,

In this show he has used miller hanged by the ceiling to exhibit his work,

I liked when I see the piece by miller and seeing the work on my chest like as if I am wearing a brooch or almost simulation like. But the other hand some of the works were at my eye height for me. I am very small, but when I try to see the work closely seeing my own face was very disturbing.

When I try to take a picture I take a reflection of the audience taking a photographs.

I personally prefer the display that emphasize the work well simply,

I enjoyed a show by a group of jewellers graduating from Birmingham School of Jewellery with Masters in 2009.

http://www.lifeisabench.blogspot.com/

The works are all displayed on the bench, for small studio space using the bench as a plinth was such a beautiful way stacking drawer on top of each other works are individually placed in side of drawer.

Today’s show made me question, how would you exhibit your work.

 saori