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New Year's reception and finissage of the exhibition “coagulated” by Danni Schwaag

The Idar-Oberstein Campus and the Jakob Bengel Foundation invite you to a joint New Year's reception at Villa Bengel.

Toast the New Year with us and take the last opportunity to view Danni Schwaag's exhibition!

When? Friday, 10. Januar 2025 at 6:30 pm

Where? Jakob-Bengel-Stiftung, Wilhelmstraße 44, 55743 Idar-Oberstein

"I entered the 3rd floor 3rd room DG004. Jakob Bengel industrial monument. Galalithgalalalalalalaland of milk and honey. Coagulated coloured milk in the form of rods, tubes, slabs - hundreds of them! I visit the galalith chamber every day and can't stop marvelling. To come to terms with this abundance, I have to play, play with the material.

The attraction lies in making, in trying things out, in experimenting with form, colour and the properties of the material. How challenging it is to develop new works from these possibilities...but slowly the idea coagulates into form."

Danni Schwaag studied at the Idar-Oberstein campus from 2004 to 2008 and returned to her former place of study in 2024 for a two-month artist-in-residence stay. The exhibition shows older works alongside new ones that were created in the workshops in Idar-Oberstein in August and September 2024.

You can find more info about Danni Schwaag here.

You can find more info about the industrial monument Jakob Bengel here.

idar-oberstoned snowflake-obsidian | Pendant| Galalith, plastic, mother of pearl, nail polish | 2024
sealed | Pendant | Galalith, plastic, coloured glue, enamel on copper, mother of pearl | 2024
tapping | Neckpiece | Galalith, coloured glue, elastic thread | 2024
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