Stephie Morawetz

From my earliest memories, I've been haunted by a recurring nightmare – a world stripped of all its colours. It's not a mere black and white dream; rather, it's a realm where everything exists in pure white, distinguishable only by texture. I aim to share the sensation of losing and rediscovering colours. My pieces are kaleidoscopic patterns, made entirely in white. Yet, with a simple scan using your smartphone, an augmented reality video breathes vibrant colours back into these kaleidoscopes. It's a journey through the delicate balance between dreams and reality, where the virtual world meets the tangible, and where the colours, once lost, are brilliantly reborn.

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Stephie Morawetz is an Austrian artist. Holding BA in millinery from the University Linz (2010) and BFA specialising in Gemstones and Jewellery from Trier University in Idar-Oberstein (2014). She pursued master's studies at Shenkar College in Tel Aviv, Israel (2015–2017). Since 2015, she has been a member of the female jewellery collective "Astonish," which annually exhibits during the event Schmuck. In 2017, she founded the non-profit organization NOD – Not Only Decoration. She has exhibitions worldwide, including her debut at the Jewellery Museum Pforzheim, as one of the 5 best graduation works of 2015. Her work has been displayed at Gallery Ornamentum in New York. In 2022, she was a part of the "Mind of their own" exhibition at Museum Angerlehner and at Goldsmiths' House in Hanau. In 2023, her work is shown in multiple exhibitions: Budapest Jewellery Week, Austria, Philadelphia, Beijing, Porto and New York Jewellery Week.



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