schmuck danni schwaag

“coagulated”
at villa bengel, idar-oberstein
18.10.2024 – 10.1.2025
my residency:
i entered the third floor, third room, on the left, DG004. industrial monument jakob bengel. galalithgalalalalalalaland of milk and honey.
coagulated coloured milk in the form of rods, pipes, plates – hundreds! since that day, i have been visiting the galalith chamber every morning, i sit down on the rose-coloured chair and can’t stop marvelling.
to come to terms with this abundance of material, i have to play; play with the material.
for me, the appeal lies in making, in trying things out, experimenting with form, colour and the material properties. the idea coagulates into form.

Danni Schwaag is showing new works that were created during her artist-in-residence stay at the Jakob Bengel Foundation and the Idar-Oberstein University of Applied Sciences over the past two months, supplemented by previously made pieces of jewellery made of enamel, mother-of-pearl, wood, acrylic paint and galalith.

The artist has captured moments, images and encounters in sketches, objects, installations and wearables.

Danni Schwaag transfers the material and formal language into her work by playfully exploring the material’s properties. Expressive colourfulness releases additional energy. The possibilities seem endless. By observing, playing, arranging, discarding and reorganising, she creates compositions that can be abstract or figurative.