Necklaces, brooches and various jewellery elements – the Erfurt
goldsmith Sarah Ordonez is currently exhibiting at the Angermuseum.
Here she shows pieces created during her stay in the state capital,
among other things.
She lived and worked in Erfurt for three months.
Now those interested can marvel at the results of this time.
Sarah Ordonez: Here is an combination of work that I
made before and the pieces I created here in Erfurt.
So I have three finished pieces: three necklaces
and I also have some tryouts that I made here
and pieces from before: broaches and necklaces.
Ordonez was inspired above all by nature
and the flowers that surrounded her art workshop.
It's very green. There are a lot of
flowers and I could see the flowers changing.
When I arrive I could find some, and then they started changing.
I think my work is quite related to nature.
So there's a connection there for sure.
Other artists have also influenced her work.
For example, she shows a necklace inspired by
the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
"Viva la vida - Live the life" she called the jewel.
The jewellery of Ordonez is made of a wide variety of materials,
such as tin cans, metal or paper.
Another material was added in Erfurt: Ordonez worked with
enamel for the first time. Many new pieces of jewellery have been created.
The exhibition in the Angermuseum can be visited free of charge until 4 September.
Sarah Ordonez is then back in her Mexican homeland.
She looks back on her time in Erfurt with gratitude.
It's been a very interesting time and I think very important.
It was good for me to have the time and the space to find myself,
working again and also after the pandemic and after everything to be able to travel,
to be able to make work in a place where I've never been. I think
it's been quite inspiring and I'm very happy. I'm very grateful.