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COLD SWEAT
José Aurélio with Torques XI, 2011. Torque (silver and found ivory and horn) 30 x 24 x 12 cm. Photos: Jorge Ricardo
1st Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial
In March of 2020, contemporary jewellery artists Cristina Filipe and Kadri Mälk found themselves in Munich, watching the pandemic unravel before their eyes. As they witnessed the social shift towards widespread fear and uncertainty, they came to view the pandemic as a springboard for meaningful conversations around adornment as a means of physical and spiritual protection. In those conversations, continued from the distance between Portugal and Estonia, Kadri Mälk christened Suor Frio
(Cold Sweat) as the title of the 1st Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial. The Biennial, which is scheduled to run primarily from 16–19 September 2021—with one main show opening in July and some events running until 20 November—is designed to reflect the remarkable aspects of jewellery’s history and the way protective adornment continues to reverberate in the 21st century.
