1 00:00:00,859 --> 00:00:03,531 Necklaces, brooches and various jewellery elements – the Erfurt 2 00:00:03,556 --> 00:00:07,757 goldsmith Sarah Ordonez is currently exhibiting at the Angermuseum. 3 00:00:08,077 --> 00:00:10,273 Here she shows pieces created during her stay in the state capital, 4 00:00:10,298 --> 00:00:13,101 among other things. 5 00:00:13,375 --> 00:00:16,382 She lived and worked in Erfurt for three months. 6 00:00:16,407 --> 00:00:19,261 Now those interested can marvel at the results of this time. 7 00:00:20,163 --> 00:00:23,029 Sarah Ordonez: Here is an combination of work that I 8 00:00:23,054 --> 00:00:27,851 made before and the pieces I created here in Erfurt. 9 00:00:28,054 --> 00:00:32,708 So I have three finished pieces: three necklaces 10 00:00:32,733 --> 00:00:36,236 and I also have some tryouts that I made here 11 00:00:36,260 --> 00:00:41,751 and pieces from before: broaches and necklaces. 12 00:00:42,540 --> 00:00:44,931 Ordonez was inspired above all by nature 13 00:00:44,965 --> 00:00:47,314 and the flowers that surrounded her art workshop. 14 00:00:47,585 --> 00:00:49,071 It's very green. There are a lot of 15 00:00:49,096 --> 00:00:52,392 flowers and I could see the flowers changing. 16 00:00:52,645 --> 00:00:57,011 When I arrive I could find some, and then they started changing. 17 00:00:57,118 --> 00:01:00,535 I think my work is quite related to nature. 18 00:01:00,714 --> 00:01:03,473 So there's a connection there for sure. 19 00:01:04,301 --> 00:01:07,160 Other artists have also influenced her work. 20 00:01:07,252 --> 00:01:10,632 For example, she shows a necklace inspired by 21 00:01:10,656 --> 00:01:12,951 the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. 22 00:01:12,983 --> 00:01:16,842 "Viva la vida - Live the life" she called the jewel. 23 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,356 The jewellery of Ordonez is made of a wide variety of materials, 24 00:01:20,381 --> 00:01:23,528 such as tin cans, metal or paper. 25 00:01:23,701 --> 00:01:27,689 Another material was added in Erfurt: Ordonez worked with 26 00:01:27,713 --> 00:01:31,409 enamel for the first time. Many new pieces of jewellery have been created. 27 00:01:31,452 --> 00:01:35,909 The exhibition in the Angermuseum can be visited free of charge until 4 September. 28 00:01:35,967 --> 00:01:40,084 Sarah Ordonez is then back in her Mexican homeland. 29 00:01:40,305 --> 00:01:42,459 She looks back on her time in Erfurt with gratitude. 30 00:01:42,573 --> 00:01:47,310 It's been a very interesting time and I think very important. 31 00:01:47,623 --> 00:01:56,009 It was good for me to have the time and the space to find myself, 32 00:01:56,034 --> 00:02:02,813 working again and also after the pandemic and after everything to be able to travel, 33 00:02:02,851 --> 00:02:06,934 to be able to make work in a place where I've never been. I think 34 00:02:06,959 --> 00:02:11,356 it's been quite inspiring and I'm very happy. I'm very grateful.