Jewelry Hunting is a project in which people discover the accidental effect of light in everyday scenes, project it onto the surface of the body and wear it as ‘jewelry’.

The ‘jewelry’ is recorded by the hunter according to the conditions under which it appears (date, time, location, weather, etc.) and this information can be shared with others. By visiting the site according to the conditions, the visitor can actually wear the ‘jewellery’ and visually relive the sensation of owning it. Later, the experiencer will find their own perspective has changed, as their eyes are drawn to the effects of light that they find beautiful themselves in their daily lives.

The 18 ‘hunters’ have hunted the ‘jewelry’ around the world and will present them under the title ‘Jewelry Hunting -Collective-‘ in an exhibition in Japan. Photographs of their 'jewelry' and also cards documenting their hunting situations and the descriptions of their minds will also be exhibited. The visitors will be able to share in the 'everyday life' of hunters who find and enjoy the wonderful moments.

Project year: 2023

Jewelry Hunting Collective:
Akemi Nagao
Asako Shiroki
China Kanamaru
Jana
Kasimir Schlömer
Katharina Kielmann
Kayo Kuronaga
Kurumi Shigenaga
Kyoko Kimijima
Makiko Akiyama
Miwa Miyawaki
Nick Currie
Rüdiger Schlömer
Soonhyang Kang
Susan Pietzsch
and 3 more participants

Presented:
in the group exhibition ‘BEZEL Contemporary Jewelry’
18 August - 3 September 2023
BankArt KAIKO, Yokohama Japan