10–14 March 2027

10–14 March 2027

(04.03 – 08.03.2026)

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Break ‘em free - Die Geister, die ich rief

Solo Exhibition, Performance

Hesseloherstraße 9, 80802 München-Schwabing-Freimann, Germany

Sophie-Marie Hahner, Pebbles, 2020:26, 925 Silver. Photography S. M. Hahner Large

 

Opening event: 04.03, Wed 17:00-20:00
Performance: Daily 12:00
Event duration: 04-08.03.2026, Wed-Fri 11:30-13:00, 14:30-17:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-18:00


Break’em Free – Die Geister, die ich rief brings together jewellery objects and paintings created between 2020 and 2026, reflecting a time marked by social and political upheaval. The pandemic acted as a turning point, accelerating polarisation and dehumanisation. The works do not respond to specific events but absorb these years like a distant echo: an idealised memory of the time before and after. The ‘spirits’ evoked are silent yet growing counterforces arising from memory, instinct, and the unconscious — an inner voice that strengthens in response to injustice until it finally demands expression.

The human figure appears in reduced, condensed forms. Silver elements in the jewellery and gestural forms in the paintings reference the body without depicting it directly, oscillating between recognition and abstraction. Fragmentation serves as concentration rather than loss, allowing vulnerability and strength to coexist without fixing them into narrative or identity.

Material choices are central: classic pearl necklaces provide a familiar cultural framework, their repetition creating rhythm, while sculptural silver pendants interrupt this order. Silver contrasts with gold and pearl tradition, destabilising hierarchies of value and emphasising presence, tactility, and immediacy.
When worn or viewed, the works maintain a close, restrained relationship to the body. Movement emerges through everyday gestures rather than display. The spirits take shape through use and engagement, embedded in the ongoing relationship between object, body, and perception.

Break’em Free – Die Geister, die ich riefreflects on vulnerability, memory, and the inner figures we carry, exploring how identity, emotion, and presence persist through objects and paintings, and how art can become a vessel for the voice that refuses to remain silent.
Sophie-Marie Hahner, J.D'arc, 2020:26, 925 Silver, Freshwater-Pearls, Chrysopras. Photography S. M. Hahner Large
Sophie-Marie Hahner, Chains are broken:Hands down, 2020:26, 925 Silver, Freshwater Pearls. Photography S. M. Hahner Large
Sophie-Marie Hahner, I see your faces, 2020:26, 925 Silver, Reclaimed Coral, Aquamarin. Photography S. M. Hahner Large
Sophie-Marie Hahner, Venus, 2020:26, 925 Silver, Aquamarin. Photography S. M. Hahner Large
Sophie-Marie Hahner, Pebbles, 2020:26, 925 Silver. Photography S. M. Hahner Large
Sophie-Marie Hahner, I see your faces, 2020:26, 925 Silver, Reclaimed Coral, Aquamarin. Photography S. M. Hahner Large
Sophie-Marie Hahner, Thinker, 2020:26, 925 Silver, Freshwater Pearls. Photography S. M. Hahner
Sophie-Marie Hahner, Thinker, 2024, Oil, Charcoal on Canvas. Photography S. M. Hahner

Sophie-Marie Hahner is a German jewellery designer and visual artist based in Munich. Working from her studio, Atelier Viso, in Schwabing, she explores the intersection of material, emotion, and form. Guided by intuitive expression, her jewellery often features meditative, almost ethereal forms. Her practice translates subtle states of feeling—delicacy and vulnerability—into minimalist, tactile creations that invite reflection and mindful engagement.

 

Drawing on both traditional techniques and experimental approaches, her work exists at the intersection of functional design and conceptual art. Sophie-Marie’s jewellery emphasises texture and light, while balancing abstraction and form to create pieces that are intimate, contemplative, and meditative.

 

 

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@sophie_marie_hahner

 

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