• PARTICLE[S]

    INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

    The exhibition brings together 81 Belgian and international artists selected by an exceptional jury.

    The 96 works on show were conceived and created in line with the theme of

    this second edition, "PARTICLE[S]".

    CREATED & CURATED by LES BRUCELLES

    DESIGNED & PRODUCED by MAD BRUSSELS

    SCENOGRAPHY by Marie Douel

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    © Rebecca De Cavel |Maquillage: Emma Catry | Modèle: Keyshia Valle | Rings by Consuelo Keller

  • On our planet dominated by the urgency of transformation, PARTICLE[S] proposes a variation on the theme of tiny forces, their active solidarity, their concealed power. Their subtle arrangement creates a work, or on the contrary, generates chaos. The strength of PARTICLE[S] is irresistible...

    In physics, 'elementary particles' are the smallest elements of which the matter and forces of the universe are made up : in perpetual motion, these tiny bodies are capable, by amalgamating, of composing large ensembles and thereby constitute the basis of all creation, of all transformation. In grammar, a particle is a small invariable element: solid, modest, it inflects the meaning of a word by joining with it.

    The notion of PARTICLE[S] can be approached from a purely scientific or technical point of view. But it can also be seen, in a world threatened by pollution and the extinction of species, as a metaphor for people whose interactions will eventually form a critical mass capable of regenerating it.

    PARTICLE[S] also applies to the world of contemporary jewellery, as each material (metal, wood, stones, etc.) is made up of those particles, in subtle arrangements that will eventually end up making a work of art.

    Finally, as in the poem of Jalal al-Din Rumi, PARTICLE[S] may express a metaphor for irresistible attraction between opposites like fragile straw and strong amber, thus producing creative energy

    All the particles in the world

    Are in love and looking for others

    Pieces of straw tremble

    In the presence of amber.

  • JURY

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    > Evelien Bracke

    Curator at Design Museum Gent

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    > David Huycke

    Jewellery artist, teacher at PXL-MAD school of Arts Hasselt

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    > Chequita Nahar

    Jewellery artist. Head of Fine Art and Design program at the Maastricht Institute of Arts

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    > Delphine Perrache

    Jewellery artist, winner of the Zinneke Prize in the first edition

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    > Patrick Sigal

    Owner of More Upstairs Gallery, Brussels. Expert of the contemporary jewellery department at Pierre Bergé Auction.

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    © RAW Pictures

  • ARTISTS

    Giovanni AllovioHenrike AltesMiriam Arentz • Mylène Auquière • Michael Berger Julia Boix-VivesThierry BontridderEmma Carrau BuenoCristina CelisNatalia CelliniOlga ChernyshovaElvira CibottiLaila Marie CostaHilde De Decker and Hanneke Van Hage • Corrado De MeoMartine De VosSarah DrewJoke DubbeldamEvgenia ElanicÅsa ElmstamBeáta FarkasAntinéa FaucherMathilde FenollEva Fernandez MartosFrédéric FrenayArata Fuchi Motoko Furuhashi Donatienne GrégoireJoani GroenewaldRyuiong (Yujeong) HanJuan HarnieMargit HartKirsten HaydonSusie HeubergerValerie Ho Oi YingXiaozhe HuangAnnika IngelaereSayaka ItoLodie KardoussJudith KayserConsuelo KellerShunwan KoAnnelieke LandréIrina LatkinaClaire LavendhommeAriel LavianRaphaëlle LéauxVivien Lehotai Ioli LeivadaBarbora LexováLena Lindahl Carmen López Haley LoweRose LukerRikke LunnemannMasha Mamkaeva and Marina Evlentieva • Lital MendelStephie MorawetzDelphine NardinDaniil NeskromniyAndré NormannNicole PolentasSvetlana PrigoditchIngrid RaymenantsHélène SajfrtJolynn SantiagoMoniek SchrijerAzin SoltaniMichelle StewartRebecca TandaTaavi TeevetSaskia TossaintDeniz TuranChloé UcedoOlivia Van DammeCharlotte Van de VeldeDiederick Van Hovell, Fanny Bergerot et Isidore Gesvert • Charlotte Vanhoubroek Jun Jin WuDanni Xu Christoph Zellweger
  • JURY AWARD

    Azin Soltani / Iran

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  • A big "Thank You" to the MAD Brussels team