KAROLIS CERNECKIS
Lithuania

Let it die

“Jwlr's Women Who Run With The Wolves collection. We spend a lot of time putting energy into something, whether it's a project, a goal, or a personal journey. Our effort, our focus, our drive, it’s all require energy, and in return we are shaped in who we are and how we interact with the world around us. Just these ornaments – massive, sharp, fragile yet complex – our efforts can be both powerful and subtle. The pieces command attention with their boldness, weight and presence. You feel almost uncomfortable wearing it; its size, heaviness, sharp points, fragility – not designed for convenience. But in a sense, it protects you from the outside world, acting as a barrier, a shield.

But – do we really want all this?”

Material

ebony (wood), silver spikes

Technique

engraving, casting

2008–2014, Bachelor’s diploma, Vilnius Academy of Arts

2015–until now, own Jewelry studio established, individual jewelry work

2018, IJL LONDON 2018, jewelry exhibition participant, United Kingdom

2018, KULTS, jewelry vernissage participant, Germany

2018, SIERAAD, jewelry exhibition participant, Netherlands

2019, COLLECTIVA, jewelry exhibition participant, Portugal

2024, INFLOW, Ferenczy Museum Centrum ArtMill, Budapest

2024, METALLOphone, International Jewelry & Metal Art Biennial, Lithuania

2019, VOGUE UK«, 2 jewelry pieces have been selected among the jewelry designers and published in Vogue, February issue

2023, Funding received from the Lithuanian Council for Culture for a jewelry project