Press Release
Anniversary Exhibition
01.11.2009 to 12.24.2009

Galerie fuer Schmuck
HILDE LEISS

Master goldsmith and gallery owner Hilde Leiss has devoted the last thirty years to her jewellery pieces and to the gallery that bears her name.The culmination of three decades of creative work furnished the occasion for both a retrospective – and a glance into the future. The current exhibition, " Thirty Years Hilde Leiss ", places her jewellery at centre stage.

Hilde Leiss’ pieces are a direct reflection of her craft, avoiding any temptation to add ‘clever little touches’. They are beautiful simply because they can’t be simplified; they seem light, despite large proportions; they possess a warmth despite their cool colouring.

Some high points: the choice of stones, the detailed texture of the surface of a golden bracelet, the obsession with detail reflected in the perfection of the clasps.

Hilde Leiss is also showing new work by numerous artists who have had a long standing connection with her gallery: wooden bowls by Ernst Gamperl from Italy, haute couture by Elke Walter, ceramics by Elke Martens and Brigitte Mork, glass jewellery by the Sent sisters from Venice, one- of- a- kind jewellery by Gerda Monies, skirts by Beiba Ripa from Latvia and more. The list is long.

The vernissage was accompanied by a black-and-white photo exhibition by Isabel Mahns-Techau. Snapshots of the gallery’s guests and artists were shown, in addition to various portraits documenting Hilde Leiss’ delight in her own mutability.

Over 300 people attended the vernissage making it an outstanding event to remember. For those of you who couldn't make it that day we have produced the embedded Vimeo. Enjoy. We did. Thank you for coming.

Wolf Keller
Facilitator

Hilde Leiss, 30 Jahre Schmuckgalerie in Hamburg from Hilde Leiss on Vimeo.