14 - 20 March 2025
MECC, Forum, Maastricht, Pays-Bas
After SUPERSTITIONS (2021), STAYIN'ALIVE (2022), ODYSSEE (2023), BREAKFAST AT GABY'S (2024), it's now "MYSTERIUM II" 's turn to offer objects that have been diverted to be worn as jewellery. I borrowed the term ‘MYSTERIUM’ from Stephan Sweig's "Prodigies of Life", a fascinating early work that attempts to unravel the mystery of artistic creation... sometimes relegated to spiritual impulses, sometimes equated with magic or divine emanation. I thought it would be interesting to link this to the symbolism and weave that connects the unique pieces in this exhibition: each has been created by diverting a votive object that reflects on the link between the visible and the spiritual, the transformation of an emotion into creation while sending out a message of healing. Drawn from a variety of belief systems, the objects I have chosen have a number of things in common. Basically, they all have the same protective message. In short, iI would say they are ‘positive objects’. They allow to celebrate a happy thought and restore hope.
