Collaborations with:

Mladen Bizumic
Andreas Fogarasi
Lorenz Friedrich
Jennifer Gelardo
Luisa Kasalicky
Sonia Leimer
Christian Kosmas Mayer
Georg Petermichl

Mladen Bizumic
ALBUM (Security Glass Scan Fragment), 2020, Broschen
Mladen Bizumic brought me two pieces of canvas with test prints of his scanner work, on which you can see the refraction of light caused by shards of mirror and glass placed on the scanner. The scanner cannot read the motif perfectly and takes
many hours for this process. The result is a mystical colored pattern. These works are usually very large.
We initially had the idea of a ring. After almost a year and a half, when the attempts didn't meet my expectations, I finally came up with the idea of making pictures that look like a badge on clothing.
Each piece is unique.

Andreas Fogarasi
Access Card, 2023, necklaces
In everyday life, cards that are worn or attached to the neck are a temporary commodity: these cards grant access or deny access if you don't have them.
We started collaborating in the middle of the pandemic, when this issue was particularly unpleasant and acute - you are positive or negative, your PCR test is expired or still valid, you're vaccinated or a vaccination opponent, you're wearing a mask or not.
You're IN or you're OUT.

Lorenz Friedrich
HolzHolz, 2023, colliers
In their abstract structure and form, the small figures look like an improvised gesture, a snapshot on the neck, ear or arm. The finality doesn't really matter; these pieces in particular are small sculptures that also work on the wall.
Originally the wooden figures were cast in silver, but a few weeks ago we came to the conclusion that they are more beautiful “one to one”, i.e. when they are made of wood and not cold metal.
I sent molds from the tubes to Lorenz and he worked the figures onto the respective piece. Wood that only appears to be wood and real wood grow together here.
Each piece is unique.

Jennifer Gelardo
UV-Filter, 2023, Headpieces
Up to this point, the artists brought me material or works and gave me free rein to make something from them.
In the case of Jennifer Gelardo's rice paper pieces, the challenge from the outset was to create jewelry that was reasonably wearable. I reversed the process and formed support frameworks over which Jennifer then worked with rice paper.
Due to the fragility of the material, we opted for headpieces that are roughly equivalent to what the so-called “fascinator” is for hats. There are quite a few jewelry artists who actually trained as milliners, so I find this parallel particularly beautiful.
Each piece is unique.

Luisa Kasalicky
Charivari, 2023, necklaces
This collaboration has resulted in something unusual, namely the transformation of a large work into a smaller version. What normally sounds unexciting turned out to be extremely inspiring, as the development of the pendants led to an intensive exchange.
The original idea was a so-called “charm bracelet”, a piece of jewelry that grows over the years and is charged with a high symbolic factor.
The so-called “Charivari” is traditionally worn by men, it serves as a talisman and is a valuable status symbol.
Each of us has developed individual pendants that can be combined in different ways.

Sonia Leimer
FAT LAVA, 2020, colliers
After helping Sonia Leimer with a clay project at “Wienerberger Ziegel” with black FAT LAVA glaze and being able to follow the glazing process, I found the idea of combining the smaller pieces of clay, which are either left over or specially produced, with silver fascinating.
made, with silver.
I tried to lean on the surface of the moon-like glaze and form a similar structure with wax, which then, cast in silver, holds the ceramic pieces in place.
Each piece is unique.

Christian Kosmas Mayer
This collaboration is still in the development process. The type of jewelry that will be created is still being developed.
The resulting jewelry will reveal the amazing artistry and profound meaning of the golden tongues discovered in some Egyptian mummies.
For the ancient Egyptians, these precious objects symbolized far more than just metal works of art. They represented the power of spoken words and the immortality of the soul. In Egyptian culture, words were considered extremely powerful. They believed that the right words and prayers could guide the soul on its journey through the afterlife. The golden tongues were therefore placed in mummies' mouths to ensure that the deceased had the right words for a successful afterlife.

Georg Petermichl
Schlüsselring, 2020, rings
The first collaboration was with Georg Petermichl, around 2018. He came to me in the workshop and said quite clearly “I've always wanted to make a key ring”. The motif of the key recurs in his work, in the form of large neon works, pressed into vase objects, etc.
Georg's studio key was scanned and after a few test prints, the bit was lengthened as it was too short for the desired shape.
The silver and bronze rings are cast, the aluminum version is printed.
The colored marking can also be made to order, as with locking keys,
which are often marked with colors.

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