In jewellery, man-made objects and details create outstanding value and experience. Minerals and stones, metal and leather, and other materials intertwine into spacial compositions inviting bodily touch. Thus, the 7th International Biennial of Contemporary Jewellery and Metal Art METALLOphone invites us to give into these impulsive reactions and feelings, instead of telling stories about it. Sounds paradoxical — aren’t we encouraged to create and tell stories at every opportunity? Aren’t we saying that there is a story behind every object or phenomenon? Words are needed when they add value, reveal, name, and shape. But when words flood in like a tsunami, there is a real danger of drowning.

The layout of the biennial invites one to look at jewellery from all possible angles, at eye level, levitating in the air, and laid out onto the wavy exhibition surfaces allowing one to explore the artworks from all sides and dimensions.