Jewellery:
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Sincerely Elisabeth Holder
Prof. Elisabeth Holder
Auf dem Hochfeld 10
40699 Erkrath
Germany
Phone: +49 211 9242860
E-mail: mail@elisabeth-holder.de
Elisabeth Holder, 2021
*1950, Sindelfingen, Germnay
Elisabeth Holder trained as a goldsmith and studied at the Hochschule Düsseldorf, University of Applied Sciences (HSD) and at the Royal College of Art in London. Until her appointment as Professor of Jewellery Design in the Design Department of the HSD in 1988, she was a freelance jewellery designer in London. During her time in the UK, she held various teaching positions and professorships at universities, most recently at the Royal College of Art in London.
With her appointment at the HSD in 1988, her focus shifted to teaching and research, which she continued to complement with phases of her own artistic inquiry, investigation, and implementation, as well as showcasing her work and findings in exhibitions and publications. Elisabeth Holder ended her teaching career in 2017. She lives and works in Erkrath near Düsseldorf.
A selection
Erkrath, 2001
Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences (ed.), Düsseldorf, 2002
Elisabeth Holder and Herman Hermsen (ed.), Düsseldorf, 2005
Elisabeth Holder, Erkrath, 2009
Reiner Nachtwey, Elisabeth Holder et al, Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences (ed.), Düsseldorf, 2012
Elisabeth Holder and Gabi Schillig (ed.), Düsseldorf, 2015
Elisabeth Holder and Gabi Schillig (ed.), Tübingen and Berlin, 2017
Elisabeth Holder: Vom Schmuck zur kontextuellen Kunst Hochschule Düsseldorf, Design Department (ed.), Düsseldorf, 2019
A selection
The National Museums of Modern Art, Kyoto und Tokyo, 1984
Electrum Gallery, London, England, 1988
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia, 1990
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1992
Crafts Council Gallery, London, 1992; and four other locations in Great Britain
Crafts Council Gallery, London, 1996
National Museum and Gallery, Cardiff, Wales, 1997
Galerie V&V, Vienna, 2001; and two galleries in Germany and Ireland
Chamber of Crafts Düsseldorf, 2002; and three other museums in Germany
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan, 2005; and other galleries and museums in Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands
Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau
A selection
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Bröhan Design Foundation, Berlin, Germany
Crafts Council, London, England
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Germany
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
My teaching particularly shifted the focus away from traditional ideas of jewellery towards a more generalized concept of jewellery as a sub-field of contextual art. The core aspect here was the creative process, which encompassed an openness to different paths involving process-driven decisions and feedback procedures on the respective concept and design. This, in turn, spawned the flexibility that enabled the students to become active in different areas of design application, including the development of intervention strategies and the practice of project-related presentations and exhibitions. Moreover, I was concerned with integrating digital technologies into design processes and exploring them in relation to new design approaches. These focal points have become the subject of research in the Institute for Research in Applied Arts, which I have led since its founding in 2009.
Since 1992. With trips to sites particularly in the British Isles, Brittany, Ireland, and Germany. This resulted in the following research projects:
1998 / 1999
With research stays in Morbihan, Brittany, France.
2000
With research stays in Loughcrew, Ireland.
1999 – 2001
Development of the group of works based on a selection of ancient signs used throughout human history.
2003 – 2004
Experimental investigations into the dominant and the dialogical handling of material. Exhibition of the results in the Design Department of the Hochschule Düsseldorf, University of Applied Sciences.
Since 2005
Research work carried out in lecture-free periods on fundamental questions of jewellery and its conditions led to a generalised concept of jewellery. This research work significantly influenced further teaching and resulted in the following research projects:
2008
Experimental investigations with an exhibition of the results in the Design Department of the Hochschule Düsseldorf, University of Applied Sciences
2007 – 2012
Participation in the project initiated by Prof. Dr. Reiner Nachtwey to investigate experimental object strategies between image and space.
2012 – 2014
Research and exhibition project in collaboration with Prof. Gabi Schillig and in cooperation with the Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf.
2015 – 2017
Research and exhibition project in collaboration with Prof. Gabi Schillig and in cooperation with the Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf.
