athens jewelry week
Declaration of Sentiments
A New Dialogue
"Declaration of Sentiments" is a project originally conceived and curated by the Turkish group Co+Lab: Burcu Sulek, Nevin Arig, and Snem Yildirim. It took its name from the Declaration of Sentiments at the Seneca Falls Congress, held in 1848 under the leadership of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. This declaration, signed by 100 men and women, stands as the first organized women's rights record in history, advocating for equal rights for women.
The curators of the “Declaration of Sentiments” brought together 20 women artists who have used and continue to use jewelry as a medium within the context of the gender-based struggle for women in the art environment. These artists, not hesitating to embrace hard work, have persevered in their artistic pursuits, earning esteemed positions at art academies, organizing international events, establishing galleries or exhibition spaces, and achieving much more.
Nevin Arig, Erica Bello, Klara Brynge, Sofia Björkman, Jessica Calderwood, Melissa Cameron, Cata Gibert, Gesine Hackenberg, Yajie Hu, Mari Ishikawa, Helena Lehtinen, Anna Lewis, Eija Mustonen, Sondra Sherman, Burcu Sülek, Niki Stylianou, Fatima Tocornal, Tarja Tuupanen, Eva Van Kempen, Snem Yildirim.
After traveling to different European cities, the exhibition concluded its journey at Uni.Versus Art Room in Athens. It was then that we decided to give the project a new perspective.
Amid the continuous news of violence against women and children worldwide, bombarding us through the media, we believe it is the right time to raise our voices too. Opting for love and creativity over any form of violence, and embracing differences (of age, sexuality, skin color, nationality, religion, etc.), we invited jewelry makers from around the world to draw inspiration from the 20 women who chose to participate in the first edition of the project, encouraging them to #liveandevolvespeakinglovenotwar.
"Declaration of Sentiments: A New Dialogue" is thus a group exhibition that speaks to equal human rights and dreams of a creative world that respects women and embraces female energy. The exhibition was curated by Niki Stylianou and Sofia Zarari.
Dimitra Papamerkouri (Awarded)
Conversing with Sofia Björkman
For the "Declaration of Sentiments," I have chosen to engage with the work of Sofia Björkman. I created a tool, drawing inspiration from the shape of a surgical scalpel – a tool for protection and defense against anything that makes us feel threatened...
Maria Tsimpiskaki
Conversing With Anna Lewis
In the circle of life, a woman transforms, changes roles, and forms. She becomes a creator of life, life itself, a mother, a woman. She loves and she is loved, she depends on others and others are depended on her ... She is being exploited and manipulated. They tell her...
Aleacion Amarilla (Flavia Bertorello and Natalia Gomensoro)
Conversing With Niki Stylianou
Neuroscience tells us about the transformation that takes place within the brain during the process of mapping: a continuous flow of “internal” and “external” outlines takes shape as neural networks are switched on and off via...
