Culture event

“What Else Does Amber Have in Mind?” exhibition in Geneva


Venue
United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)
Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Event dates
March 04 - March 17

Last updated on 23 April 2015, 15.04

The Baltic Sea. White foaming waves expose amber. Amber, newly born from the bosom of the waves, comes ashore. Mankind picks it up, caresses it, polishes it and creates a new wonder of the world – a delicate filament. The road goes on. The mystery remains. What else does amber have in mind?

Riga Technical University scientist Dr. Inga Ļašenko has transformed amber using new technologies and is the creator of amber thread. The full potential of amber thread is still being explored, but it is already clear that it has amazing medicinal properties and can be used in textiles. Amber thread has been transformed into works of art by Iveta Vecenāne, a Latvian textile artist internationally known for her tapestries. In creating the works for this exhibition, the artist experimented with visually unobtrusive amber thread – examining how it combines with other fibres, how it drapes in fabrics, which weaving methods work, how it dyes, how it interacts with light, and how it would behave in industrial production.

This exhibition is organised in collaboration with the Putti art gallery, with the textiles being shown alongside modern amber jewellery. In the works of Latvian jewellers Andris Lauders, Guntis Lauders, Valdis Brože, Māris Auniņš, Māris Šustiņš and Jānis Jākobsons, amber is revealed as a multifaceted and surprising material both for the artisans and for visitors to the exhibition.

The exhibition is organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Republic of Austria.

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