recover

Philipp Spillmann, Half-classy V&VI, 2025, Golf ball and wooden tool handle found in the forest, teak coffee table and zinc-plated steel found in the city, steel screws, steel wire. Photography Aliona Pazdniakova

Reception: 05.03, Thu 16:00-20:00
Event Duration: 04-07.03.2026, Wed-Sat 10:00-18:00

recover is a presentation of creators manifesting various aspects of metaphorical upholstery.

It was born from the three organisers’ shared love of upholstery. They recognised that the literal structure of wood, wire and textile under tension, layers of thick and thin material, can be transmuted into layers of meaning in a conceptual jewellery context. This, along with conversations about the crucial need for community and healing, flowed into the title recover, encapsulating both.

Upholstering within a jewellery action, ranges from protective shields to decorative, cushioned offerings. Going deeper, reupholstering peels back and releases tension. It honours layers and scars that reveal one’s history and tenderness. Guarding and nourishing tenderness is the root of the curator’s purpose, through discourse, acknowledgement, support, sharing, feeding, and compassion.

The invited artists work represents multiple interpretations of the theme.

They recover discarded objects, either by restoring their integrity or shifting their identity.

They address recovery in the context of loss: seeking to find, repair, or create space to wait for a hopeful resolution.

Recuperation is sparked by works showing empathy, offering a remedy, restoring a memory.

Works about digging and covering, exposing or breaking frameworks, and binding together address recover structurally.

Curators Jana Brevick, Franziska Langheinrich, and Theresa Wingert call you to discover the scene they have set. There is room for breath, exploration and interpreting recover in your own terms.

Juan Harnie, MEND44, 2025, Handkerchiefs, Cotton, Sewing thread, Steel, stuffing. Photography Juan Harnie

Florian Clemens Meier, kids toy shovel chewed up by a dog, found in a public park, cast in bronze, 2024, Bronze. Photography Florian Clemens Meier

Jana Brevick, Squeeze & Pry, 2025, Ripstop nylon, Thread, Brass, Cord. Photography Jana Brevick

Jana Brevick, Wall Remover, 2025, Cotton twill, 3D printed TPU, Thread, Brass, Cord. Photography Jana Brevick

Jolynn Santiago, at arm's length_ 176,950 knots, 2025, Hand knotted silk beads. Photography Jolynn Santiago

Meeree Lee, Stolen Louvre Parure Vol.1, 2025, Leather, PET, Brass, Flock. Photography Meeree Lee

Paige Van Doren, In the Absence of Real Protection, 2024, Forged steel, Brass. Photography Chris Preis

Philipp Spillmann, Half-classy V&VI, 2025, Golf ball and wooden tool handle found in the forest, teak coffee table and zinc-plated steel found in the city, steel screws, steel wire. Photography Aliona Pazdniakova

Yotam Bahat, hug no. 6, 2026, Copper, Silver, Pearls. Photography Yotam Bahat

Theresa Wingert

Seattle/LA

Multidisciplinary artist involved in filmmaking, printmaking, sculptural ceramics, inventive

culinary arts.

Franziska Langheinrich
Munich
Set and scenic design for film, upholstery.

Jana Brevick
Girona/Seattle
MASieraad 2023, PXL/MAD
Multi-hyphenate artist, curator, stylist, tailor, experimental interactionist.

Sharareh Aghaei

Idar-Oberstein/Tehran

MFA Applied Art Trier, Gemstone and Jewelry

Exposing patterns and layers in durable materials.

Yotam Bahat

Amsterdam/Israel

MASieraad 2023

Experimenter, provocateur, gallerist at Studio Wearhouse.

Laila Marie Costa

Melbourne

MASieraad 2023

Discovered object re-interpreter, punk rock feminist.

Juan Harnie

Hasselt, BE

MFA: Object & Jewellery PXL/MAD

Use of materials not normally associated with jewellery fascinates most.

Meeree Lee

Antwerp/Seoul, S. Korea

MASieraad 2023, PXL/MAD

Creating objects referencing stolen objects and outside events.

Florian Clemens Meier

Munich

Masters Diploma, Academy of Fine Arts

Deeply involved manipulating the objects of the Anthropocene.

Jolynn Santiago

Vermont

MFA: Metal, State University of New York, New Paltz

Experimentation, contemplation, and a commitment to slow, deliberate processes.

Philipp Spillmann

Oslo/Zurich

Golsmithing, School for arts and Crafts, Zurich

Meshing classic skill with a sharp eye for pulling jewels from discarded objects.

Lori Talcott

Fulbright Scholar, Norway 2026/Seattle

Through the format of jewelry, Talcott engages with contemporary theories on magic,

object agency and the nexus of language and matter.

Paige Van Doren

Memphis/Portland, OR

MFA: Metal, State University of New York at New Paltz

Practice of forging steel guided by intuition, interpreting our personal environment.

Daniel Jirkovski

Amsterdam/Czechia

MFAs: MASieraad & Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art

Physically pushes boundaries of the body and materials.

matt lambert
Stockholm/Detroit
PhD: Konstfack University of Arts, Craft & Design
Multidisciplinary non-binary, trans collaborator and co-conspirator working towards equity.

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