Spompanadln – Jewellery Positions from Austria

Spompanadln is a curated exhibition of contemporary Austrian author jewellery. The project brings together artistic positions that understand jewellery as a form of contemporary art and as a medium for critical, conceptual and poetic reflection.

The title Spompanadln, an Austrian colloquial term associated with excess, exaggeration, unnecessary effort or playful deviation, serves as an open framework for diverse interpretations. The exhibited works approach this notion not as mere nonsense, but as a conscious artistic strategy: as resistance to norms, as overstatement, as a refusal of functional or aesthetic expectations, and as a space for ambiguity and contradiction.

The exhibition features works by artists living and working in Austria as well as Austrian artists abroad. The selection is made through an open call and a curated jury process, ensuring a broad range of generations, practices and artistic approaches.