Event details
Programme
The two-day symposium Jewellery for Life and its Impacts on People took place on the 30 November - 1 December 2022.
30 November
9.00 – 9:30 Registration
9.30 – 10.00 Welcome and Introduction
Dr Roberta Bernabei, School of Design & Creative Arts, Loughborough University, England,
10.00 – 10.50 1st Keynote: Stealing identities: the significance of sentimental value in theft of jewellery
Professor Loretta Trickett, Professor in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Nottingham Law School; Nottingham Trent University, England
11.00 – 11.40 The Boy Who Wanted to Pierce His Ears
Caio Mahin, Contemporary Jewellery Artist; Idar-Oberstein, Germany
11.40 – 12.20 Jewellery as Barrier and View
Dr. Sarah Alford, Assistant Professor in Liberal Studies, Craft and Emerging Media; Alberta University of Arts, Canada
13.00 – 14.00 2nd Keynote: Circle of Life: Let’s talk about Jewellery.
Professor Stephen Bottomley, Head of the School of Design & Anna Gordon, Head of Silversmithing and Jewellery Department; Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
1 December
9.15 – 9.45 Day Two Registration
9.45 – 10.00 Day One Summary & Highlights
10.00 – 10.50 Identifying the Displaced: Resurrecting Migrant Identities through the Investigative Lens of Jewellery
Dr. Maria Maclennan, Lecturer (Teaching and Research) in Jewellery and Silversmithing, School of Design; Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland
11.00 – 11.40 Looking in the Mirror: Embodiment and the Reification of Empire
Francisco Guevara, Independent scholar and Co-Executive Director of Arquetopia Foundation, Mexico
11.40 – 12.20 Ephemera: around some poisonous matter
Giulia Lanza, MA Candidate, Department of Jewellery and Blacksmithing; Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, Estonia
13.00 – 13.40 Contemporary Jewellery: non-invasive interventions in improving the wellbeing and the quality of life.
Yajie Hu, Doctoral Researcher, School of Design & Creative Arts; Loughborough University, England
13.40 – 14.20 The pearls are non-negotiable: unravelling the factual power of fictional jewellery
Maarten F. Versteeg Msc, Jewelry Designer and Independent Researcher; The Netherlands
14.30 – 15.00 Symposium Summary & Thank-You by event Director Dr Roberta Bernabei and event Deputy Director Dean and Prof. Cees De Bont.
Docufilm screening
Hunter from Elsewhere - A Journey with Helen Britton
UK premiere screening of the Docufilm by german-spanish Director Elena Alvarez Lutz
This independent documentary that premiered at Munich’s DOK.fest, was screened in NYC at the NYCJW2022 and have its theatrical release in Germany. This film is a poetic story by filmmaker Alvarez Lutz who traces the career of Australian multi-disciplinary artist Helen Britton, a reflection on material and memory.
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Workshops
During the two-day event, several participatory workshops were held. The following is a selection: Rhyme by Mark McLeish.
Rhyme by Mark McLeish
A lively workshop held on 30 October and 1Novemeber 2022, on creating brooches from assembling discarded costume jewellery led by Mark McLeish. He has been lecturing at Manchester Metropolitan University until 2025, recently co-organiser of the Manchester Jewellery Week in September 2026. This event was supported by LUArts.
Sharing Memories and Designing Souvenirs by Dr Renjie Yang
A participative workshop on Souvenirs and Cultural Heritage where participants were guided to explore the perception of authenticity and sentiments regarding souvenirs.
Upcycling Emotions by Dr Roberta Bernabei
An experiential workshop on emotionally charged souvenirs where participants will be encouraged and guided to make their own Totebags by upcycling the organic cotton banner from the Jewellery for Life exhibition. It was held on 12 December 2022.
Group exhibition
Jewellery Art & Design in Higher Education at Loughborough aimed to capture the international distinctive languages and memories of our alumni, doctoral researchers, tutors and ex-tutors. We recognise and cherish past and present creativity and wish to inspire future generations with this exclusive selection of pieces and archive imagery. The exhibition opened on 30 November and remained open until 8 December. Works by Jayne Wallace, Mark Mcleish, Nick Aikman, Sarah O’Hana, Christoph Zellweger, Charlotte Jones, Carrie Dickens, Kate Bajic, Erinn M. Cox, Debbie Claxton, Yajie Hu, and many others…
Location
Design School building
