Ute Eitzenhöfer (* 1969) handles diverse materials with the precision of a goldsmith and with artistic largesse in equal measure: plastics, gold, pieces of wood, diamonds, precious stones and rocks. The work with gemstones in particular has a particular value in her oeuvre. For Eitzenhöfer it is not the superficial promise of happiness from the glitz and sparkle but rather the tempus fugit, the eternal in the stone in relation to human existence that is a central principle.

This publication is a varied showcase of the exceptional jewellery artist Ute Eitzenhöfer, who understands how to raise socially relevant issues on the medium of jewellery and to critically and pointedly question our relationship with value and resources.