BEPPE KESSLER FOR EVEr

The 30st of September and the 1st of October 2023 we organized the second 'Galerie Rob Koudijs on location'

This time the special location for our exhibition was the historic Church Hall of the Luther Museum in Amsterdam. An 18th century building, developed to facilitate the care for the Lutheran orphans and elderly in the erstwhile city. Remarkably enough several original period rooms have been preserved, which now constitute the present day museum. Here we displayed two solo exhibitions with spectacular new jewellery made by Ralph Bakker and by Beppe Kessler.

For Ever

Whát if you suddenly hear that you are seriously ill… What will you be doing afterwards; what do you still want to say, create? And what must happen with all those half things you’ve kept infinitely in drawers and boxes: damaged, broken, forgotten, both worthless and worthwhile. There is jewellery that nobody wears anymore; sometimes they need repair, the links worn, clasps broken, or it might simply have gone out of fashion. Whether or not made from precious metals, still, they are linked to memories….

Take the horn medallion, inlaid with silver and mother-of-pearl, worn daily as a teenager. Cufflinks, received as a keepsake, just like that gold link bracelet. Or the coral brooch you never wore, too much of a jewel, too refined. The charm chain full of silver creatures, people and objects, each with their own meaning: ever cherished, always tinkling when in use. It doesn’t even have be jewellery: for instance, a tiny ramshackle box of Japanese lacquer, some lonely ebony violin key, or a few tin figurines. A small milk tooth, no idea whose… Shells and pieces of coral collected in the late 1940s by your mother in Indonesia. I’ll bring them back into the spotlights. I would love to immortalize them forever. I shall dismantle, separate, integrate them and grand them a second life. Together they will grow into new, miniature stories in the form of brooches. New life!

Beppe Kessler  (Ward Schrijver, © Galerie Rob Koudijs)

All the works in this catalogue are for sale. They can be admired in our gallery in Haarlem and will be send world-wide free of shipping costs. If you want to visit us, just make an appointment by email, app or phone. If you need any additional information: don’t hesitate to contact us! We are looking forward to receiving your reactions.

M: 0031 6 1390 5554 (Rob) + M: 0031 6 1812 1554 (Ward)

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