Vessel Gefäß 2020
2020 - 2020
First Prize (Ebbe Weiss-Weingart Prize)
“Silver is a great material, so it's not a question of when I decided to work with it – it is a part of my existence.” – Markus Pollinger
The German gold and silversmith Markus Pollinger (°1984) completely won over the jury with this striking holding vessel. They commended the witty and ironic way he juxtaposed the silver body of the vessel and the steel handle. Pollinger’s technical virtuosity with silver is evident in the details, as well as in the execution of the body and the visible seam welds. Pollinger draws inspiration from industrial forms. He works with thin sheets of silver, which he has had pressed in an automotive manufacturing company with moulds for car body parts. In his workshop, he uses the pressed parts to make new objects serving a new purpose, while at the same time giving mass production a personal touch.
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