#2 Social Club Members Newsletter
Dear Social Club members!
We hope that the beginning of the new year has been more than successful for you and that your energy is still running high! There is a lot happening during the month of February, and we are here with another Social Club newsletter to help guide you right through it!
Neo-Folklorism
Interview with with Niño Divino by Margaret Munchheimer
Darwin Winklaar, a.k.a. Niño Divino, represents a 21st-century artistic kalokagathia, embodying the archetype of a contemporary artist who is not only multi-disciplinary in mediums like fashion, music, and performance, but also deeply engaged in reinventing and reclaiming cultural heritage to inspire and build communities. What sparks one's attention when looking at Divino's work is the strong and resonant voice actively reclaiming their identity, courageously confronting the dilemma of what to leave behind and what to retain in the modern world where the indigenous, the mythical, and the spiritual have been stripped away from everyday life.
Read the full interview on the website (Opens in a new window).
Munich Jewellery Week 2024
The most anticipated annual celebration of jewellery is just around the corner! What’s in store for us?
Jewellery Everything: Window Exhibition, Talks, Presentations, Happenings and Party — all under one roof, right in the heart of Munich, on Schellingstraße 3!
Returning to our beloved Lost Weekend, the café will transform into the MJW headquarters, a pivotal meeting spot for all visitors for the week. Here, you will be able to leaf through and purchase all new printed publications, including the MJW Paper, pick up your promotional materials, and of course, take part in our public programme that made a huge impact last year!
You can look forward, among other things, to the launch of the new edition of The Vessel magazine, delving into tattoos; an open seminar titled 'Wearing Spaces' organised by Konstfack Stockholm and HDK Gothenburg; and a JaM Jewellery Cabaret with beat poetry by students and professors at RCA. Moving exhibition madWANTED by PXL-MAD students, '24’ Sound Off Social Club' where Cranbrook Academy of Art meets MASieraad, in discussion with the audience about the most pressing jewellery-related questions; and of course, a Speed Dating event!
In collaboration with Lost Weekend, we organised a pop-up exhibition in the large-scale windows facing the busy Schellingstraße, featuring the work of Kanako Ebisawa, Jiye Eun, and Tzu Yun Hung.
For more information about the full public programme and all Social Clubs for our members visit the MJW website (Opens in a new window).
What sorcery is this? 1/2
Two-part essay by Tiiu Meiner
Amidst the growing uncertainty of our times and a world that often feels disenchanting, there exists a captivating refuge—the timeless realms of mythology. It is here that designers find solace and inspiration, drawing from ancient tales of myth and magic to navigate the complexities of contemporary culture. Throughout history, mythology has wielded a profound influence in shaping and challenging established orders. Similarly, three visionary designers—Maxime Buono, SORCERER, and Joanne Burke—chart their own paths guided by these enduring narratives.
Writes Tiiu Meiner (Opens in a new window), an Estonian curator and writer based in Rotterdam. In her work she particularly focusses on language as a material and the design of narratives about nature and social hierarchies.
This article is part of a larger exploratory series called Urban Mythology commissioned by Current Obsession. The theme blends personal mythology and modernised traditions to present a new take on identity, oral history, and symbolic language.
As always, we would love to hear from you in case you have any membership related questions at veronika@current-obsession.com (Opens in a new window)!
