Ornament in Transition: Silke Trekel Jewellery 1995-2020 Zilioli Ellen Maurer

- First monograph on Silke Trekel's jewelry- Accompanies three exhibitions in Munich, Hanau, and Lausanne- Art jewelry at its finestThe uniqueness of Silke Trekel (*1969) lies in the melding of artisan skills and awareness with a particular sensibility for the character and texture of the inherent quality of her materials. The many travels of the Halle-educated artist broadened her perspectives, validating them in a concept of jewelry fed by universal symbolic metaphors of form. Whether industrial or organic, they play a crucial role in her designs.

In fact Trekel invites us to rethink, for her work unites motifs and guiding concepts, which galvanized 20th century art - between sculptural spatial configurations and signs held in suspension. The publication gives a first in-depth account of her development, of this dialog between abstraction and ornamental tradition. Trekel takes an