Talisman
5 December 2009 – 14 February 2010
Monica Richards Gallery
Talismans are found in many cultures throughout the world. In this exhibition twelve contemporary New Zealand jewellery artists have made new work responding to the enduring power of the talisman.
Ritual, superstition and transformation, aspects often forgotten or lost in secular society, are explored.
The inclusion of twelve rare and important historic talismans from Canterbury Museum's Oceanic collection highlights an exchange across times and cultures, and reinforces not only the connections between jewellery and the body, science, magic and nature, but also the idea that jewellery accrues meaning through use.
Exhibition images
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