Stephie Morawetz and Iris Hummer
Austrian Art Jewellery: Past and Present
28. 7. 26, 6 p.m.
Lecture Performance on the history of Austrian jewellery art by Iris Hummer and Stephie Morawetz.
In a performative lecture set in a typical Austrian coffee house atmosphere, Iris Hummer and Stephie Morawetz trace more than a hundred years of Austrian jewellery art.
- Venue
- Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Mönchsberg
- Date
- 28. 7. 26, 6 p.m.
Stephie Morawetz
In my work, I am rethinking the definition of luxury. Often luxury and value are understood as constants, but our world is in a state of constant change. This means that luxury, value, and what we consider precious are also in flux. I try to question not only the value of materials but also the value we assign to our own bodies. I tell stories that I realize multimedially, through performance, self-portraiture, or websites. With my work, I create new concepts of luxury to challenge our current values and re-evaluate what we consider precious.
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Exhibitions
2025 Lückenfüller – 30 Austrian Artists, Pratt Institute during NYCJW, New York, NY (US).
Eligius Prize, kura-t kunstraum traklhaus, Salzburg (AT); MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna.
Jewelry Code: Data is Wearable Art, Syldyr Project, National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana (KZ).
VOM KLEINEN INS GROSSE – Addition as Principle, Galerie Handwerk, Munich (DE).
Blooming in Two, duo exhibition, Closer Gallery, Beijing.
Sidekicks – Bags and Rings from the MAK Collection, MAK Geymüllerschlössel, Vienna.
Byond Andorment, Seoul Museum of Craft Art, Seoul.
2024 Adorned by Extinction (collaboration with Eni Cani), New York Jewelry Week, New York, NY.
Empathy, Silver Festival, Legnica (PL).
Particles, Brussels Jewellery Week, Brussels.
2023 Dream Machine, New York Jewelry Week, New York, NY.
100 RMB, Gallery Vonmo, Beijing.
Re:Action, Budapest Jewelry Week, Budapest.
2022 mit Eigensinn, Museum Angerlehner, Thalheim bei Wels (AT).
2019 Not only Decoration – Wearing Change, Villa Bengel, Idar-Oberstein (DE).
2015 Night and Day, duo exhibition, Ornamentum Gallery, New York, NY.
2015 Debut im Schmuckmuseum, Jewelry Museum, Pforzheim (DE).
Publications
Interview in Magyar Iparművészet, Márton Keppel, Nemzeti Müvészeti és Kulturális Kapcsplatok Alapítványa, Budapest Hungary, 2025.
Lückenfüllter, 30 Austrian Artists, Iris Hummer and Stephie Morawetz, independent published, Vienna Austria, 2025.
Wearable Objects - Issue 8, Interview, Vica Gabor, Virtuel Magazin, 2025.
„Not Only Decoration – Next time, maybe“, Stephie Morawetz, independent published, Vienna Austria, 2025.
New Earrings: 500+ Designs from Around the World, Nicolas Estrada, HOAKI BOOKS S.L., Barcelona Spain, 2024.
Iris Hummer
Iris Hummer (*1983 in Vienna) studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, completing her Master’s at the University of Applied Sciences in Idar-Oberstein, specialising in gemstones and jewellery, and at Ar.co Lisbon.
She views jewellery as a performative medium that triggers interactive experiences, inspiring wearers to reflect on memories, values, ambivalences, and the essence of things.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in Austria, Portugal, Poland, China, and the United States. In 2023, she was awarded second prize at the Legnica Jewellery Festival SILVER.
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