About

“Organic materials whisper stories in the palms of my hands”

Statement

Natural materials tell me stories that I carefully listen to. Bearing witness to these whispers, my works are imbued with an organic poetry embodying both strength and vulnerability. It is this duality that sets my creations apart.

This organic poetry allows me to “make the unknown known”, as artist Georgia O’Keeffe so beautifully said. It is my way of transmitting these stories and embodying my vision of a contemporary world.

My predilection for jewelry as wearable art is an invitation to come into contact with the artwork. It allows a relationship, an interaction, a dialogue to form. Beyond the decorative, a piece of jewelry is a means to connect with oneself, with others and, ultimately with the universe.

CV

Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) in 1979, Florence Jaquet lives and works in Bienne (Switzerland). Alongside a career in Information Science, she has been exploring Textile Art with love and humour since 2007. She regularly participates in collective art exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad.

Collective Exhibitions (selection)

2023
materiotek-mercerie
La Chaux-de-fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Miniartextil 23: Denudare Feminas Vestis
San Pietro in Atrio, Como, Italy

2021
Ho!Ho!Ho!
Friends of Carlotta, Zürich, Switzerland

2020
Experimental Fashion & Fiber Art
CICA Museum, Gimpo, South Korea

2018
Bijoux littéraires
HEP-BEJUNE, Bienne, Switzerland

2016
Prix Jumelles exhibition
Ballenberg Museum, Hofstetten, Switzerland

2016
Adornment – the shape of wearable art
Venice in a Bottle, Venice, Italy

2016
Le charme de l’usure
l’Ateul, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2015
Partout
Galerie Impressions, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

2015
Sauvagerie
l’Ateul, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2014
Légèreté
l’Ateul, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2014
RULE THE WORLD – Schmuck für die gelebten Defizite
Friends of Carlotta, Zürich, Switzerland

2014
A boire et à manger … mais surtout à manger
l’Ateul, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2013
Biennial of Contemporary Art
Musée des Beaux-arts, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

2013
A(n)imez-moi – quand l’esprit vient aux objets
l’Ateul, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2013
Popierukas
Kaunas Photography gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania

2012
Bijoux d’un jour, bijoux d’un soir
Galerie Séries Rares, Carouge, Switzerland

2012
Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément… Quelle est la valeur de notre travail?
l’Ateul, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2012
Petits pois carottes – la boîte de conserve invitée d’honneur
l’Ateul, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2012
Végétalité
Galerie Kamala, Lausanne, Switzerland

2011
Biennial of Contemporary Art
Musée des Beaux-arts, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

2010
A bicyclette!
l’Ateul, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2009
Galerie Feuille Cailloux Ciseaux, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2007-2009
Atelier Lubik, Saint-Blaise, Switzerland

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