Devotional Jewel

Honored to be part of the artists selected for Devotional Jewel which will be held at the Oratorio di San Rocco in Padua from 25 November 2022 to 5 February 2023. The project, proposed by Elena Alfonsi of the AGC and curated by Mirella Cisotto Nalon, Head of the Activities Sector Cultural of the Municipality of Padua.

The project investigates the concept and meaning of "Loss" or Perdita, not exactly in religious terms but declined in a broader vision. The sudden, total and permanent loss of a loved one; the loss that involves the vital system of our planet such as the destruction of forests, the extinction of animal species or the desire not to forget artistic techniques that collect the cultural significance of a territory.

There are 69 selected authors, 16 invited artists.
They come from various countries such as Portugal, Austria, Spain, Lithuania, Poland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark, Estonia, Holland, South Africa, Israel, United States, South Korea, Sweden, Libya, Mexico, Japan, beyond Italy.
Exhibiting: Natalia Araya, Jivan Astfalck, Sara Barbanti, Roberta Bernabei, Annarita Bianco, David Bielander, Carmel Boerner, Patrizia Bonati, Rosa Borredà, Stephen Bottomley, Helen Britton, Gemma Canal, Sébastien Carré, Cristina Celis, Jeemin Jamie Chung, Lluís Comín Vilajosana, Chris De Beer, Corrado De Meo, Pilar Viedma Gil De Vergara, Tinne Delfs, Francesca Di Ciaula, Miriam Diament, Jürgen Eickhoff, Esteban Erosky Martinez, Flavia Fenaroli, Marta Fernandez Caballero, Cristina Filipe, Laura Forte, Maria Rosa Franzin, Arata Fuchi, Soonin Han, Sophie Hanagarth, Adi Harush, Holland Houdek, Maja Houtman, Yuka Jourdain, Yukiko Kakimoto, Malgorzata Kalinska, Lauryna Kiškytė, Michelle Kraemer, Giulia Lanza, Lorena Lazard, Monique Lecouna, Lena Lindahl, Margarita Malliri, Gigi Mariani , Simona Materi , Mineri Matsuura, Judy McCaig, Floor Mommersteeg, Kadri Mälk, Viktoria Münzker Ferus, Kazumi Nagano, Eiko Nakahara, Erle Nemvalts, Misaki Nomoto, Mette Olsen, Margo Orlovik, Marta Ortí, Rachel Ouizemann, Alessandra Pizzini, Sara Progressi, Ramon Puig Cuyas, Daniela Repetto, Anna Retico, Carla Riccoboni, Cova Rios, Sol Rios, Alain Roggeman, Xiaoyan Rong, Stefano Rossi, Silvia Sandini, Chiara Scarpitti, Claudia Beatriz Schlabitz, Marianne Schliwinski, Alejandra Solar, Claudia Steiner, Yueyang Sun, Birgit Thalau, Saskia Tossaint, Tanel Veenre, Yiota Vogli, Mona Wallström, Silvia Walz, Caterina Zanca, Roberto Zanon.

"Believing in miracles, rejoicing in the most banal conquests, continuing to imagine the future, keeping gestures and sensations in mind, hand in hand until the end of the journey." Simona Materi
2021 "Impalpable touch - I'll never walk alone" - dedicated to my mom
Necklace and macro pendant
black patinated brass,
Laser engraved copper highlighted with permanent marker,
Fire oxidation, laser cut transparent plexiglass.

https://klimt02.net/events/exhibitions/devotional-jewellery-agc