The Fragile Body:

The Language of Healing

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With the support of Donner Gallery, Munich
Curated by Clodagh Molloy

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​Exhibition Dates: March 3 – April 28, 2026
Location: Donner Gallery, Munich

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Coinciding with Munich Jewellery Week / Schmuck 2026, The Fragile Body: The Language of Healing brings together international artists, makers, and writers to explore the relationship between art and health, and how creative practice can function as an act of care, restoration, and reflection.

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Through jewellery, sculpture, body adornment, and writing, the exhibition considers the body as both vessel and voice, a site where vulnerability, resilience, memory, and tenderness coexist. The works presented reflect on how we repair ourselves and others, and how materials can carry traces of touch, time, and lived experience.

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Rather than presenting singular narratives, The Fragile Body creates space for multiple perspectives on care, healing, and endurance. It acknowledges the physical, emotional, and social dimensions of the body, and how creative practices can hold experiences of illness, loss, protection, resilience, and transformation. Jewellery is approached not only as adornment, but as a language, capable of communicating intimacy, protection, and the quiet labour of care.

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The exhibition seeks to trace a shared language of healing, built through making, memory, and attention. Displayed in the windows of Donner wie Blitz, the works engage both the gallery space and the public street, extending the conversation beyond the exhibition site. A publication accompanies the project, gathering visual documentation and written responses to the exhibition’s themes.

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Participating Artists

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Aino-Astrid Gaedtke
Anne Blok
Ayla Tur
Barbara Schwager
Bernie Leahy
Cindy Zhaohan Li
Clodagh Molloy
Da Ye Kim
Dimitra Papamerkouri
Elena Eftodi
Esteban Erosky
Eva Lynch
Grit-Ute Zille
Helena Renner
Henrike Altes
Hilde Dramstad
Himani Aggarwal
Janne Peltokangas
Jeanne-Sophie Aas
Julia Boix-Vives
Karin van Paassen
Lauren Kalman
Lena Grewenig
Lorenz Mager
Lucia Whelan
Maria Benedita
Minjeong Kim
Natasha Heaslip
Niamh Wright
Olga van Doorn
Pamela Fernanda Suárez Iturrieta
Rachael Colley
Roberta Modulo
Rosa Nogués Freixas
Sarah Vassø
Sayaka Ito
Sophia Zobel
Sophie Lowe
Stephie Morawetz
Teresa Faris
Teresa Milheiro
Ute van der Plaats
Virág Luca Boncz
Yingying Qiu
Yuqi Fan
Ziqi Yuan

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