Ute Eitzenhofer: Schmuck Jewellery

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Ute Eitzenhfer (* 1969) handles diverse materials withthe precision of a goldsmith and with artistic largesse inequal measure: plastics, gold, pieces of wood, diamonds,precious stones and rocks. The work with gemstones inparticular has a particular value in her oeuvre. For Eitzenhferit is not the superficial promise of happiness fromthe glitz and sparkle but rather the tempus fugit, the eternalin the stone in relation to human existence that is acentral principle.

This publication is a varied showcase of the exceptionaljewellery artist Ute Eitzenhfer, who understandshow to raise socially relevant issues on themedium of jewellery and to critically and pointedlyquestion our relationship with value and resources.