The thought of a peaceful armor drives me around. A soft necklace that almost animalistic, or supposedly warlike, like the mane of a dignified lion, frames my head and strengthens my back. In the affectionate - protective activity of braiding, the maternal power of many generations is concentrated. As we read this, braids are being braided in one country on earth. With the knowledge of this global commonality of an everyday craft ritual, I braid countless strands of cotton and bind them, as in a constantly repeating mantra, to a peaceful round: jewelry, protection, shield at the same time: a peaceful armor.
Ausbildung
| 1994-97 | Goldschmiedelehre |
| 1997-2002 | Studium an der Fachhochschule für Gestaltung Pforzheim, Fachbereich Schmuck und Gerät; Diplom |
| 2000-2001 | DAAD Stipendium, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, USA |
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Berufliche Stationen
| 2000 | Mitarbeit David Huycke Studio, Sint Nikláas, Belgien |
| 2000-2001 | DAAD Stipendium, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence USA |
| seit 2002 | lebt und arbeitet als freischaffende Künstlerin, seit 2004 in Berlin und im nördlichen Brandenburg |
| 2002 | Artist in Recidency, Manfred Bischoff und Rike Bartels Studio, San Casiano dei Bagni, Italien |
| 2004 | Artist in Recideny, Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, New York, USA |
Bedeutende Ausstellungen
| 2024 | Schmucksmuseum Pforzheim, Sam Tho Duong & friends |
| 2023 | Ausstellung Finalisten brandenburgischer Kunstpreis Schloss Neuhardenberg |
| 2023 | Ausstellung Finalisten Friedrich Becker Preis, Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf und Goldschmiedehaus Hanau |
| 2021 | trees above, Atta Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2020 | Talismania, Ein-Raum Ausstellung, Radical Craft II, Direktorenhaus Berlin |
Auszeichnungen
| 2015 | Justus Brinckmann Preis, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg |
| 2010 | Grassipreis der Galerie Slavik, Grassimesse Leipzig |
| 2010 | Preis für angewandte Kunst Berlin Brandenburg |
| 2006 | Förderpreis mit Arbeitsaufenthalt Galerie Dorothea Schrade |
| 2002 | Rotary Club Förderpreis für herausragende Studiengesamtleistung |
Other works by Silke Spitzer
Grassimesse 2022
Connecting everything with everyone. When I look at my surroundings, an infinite abundance of material, color, form awaits me. I am interested in the obvious, the simple, the familiar and the already-always-there. You just have to look closely and add one thing to another to finally connect each with everything. Because heaven and earth are actually siblings.
