Chequita Nahar – Wasi Sani
Part of OBSESSED! Jewellery Festival 2023 during the month of November. The festival focuses on jewelry-related exhibitions, lectures, workshops and open studios – in a program curated by Current Obsession, the platform for contemporary jewellery. Today we look back at the exhibition ‘Wasi Sani’ at Museum Arnhem.
In the exhibition ‘Wasi Sani‘, jewellery designer Chequita Nahar explores the different ways we wash ourselves and the world around us, and the role objects and language play in this process. The exhibition consists of both old and new work by Nahar. In addition, she has asked jewellery designer Luisa Kuschel to create new work that fits the theme. The exhibition was free to view in De Koepel of the museum.
Chequita Nahar (Paramaribo, 1970) is a Dutch jewellery designer, teacher and curator. Her work is based on her bi-cultural background and a fusion of different cultural influences. In her jewellery, she combines Surinamese crafts and techniques with methods rooted in contemporary jewellery practice.
Besides that, she is an important voice in the contemporary jewellery field through her involvement as a passionate teacher (Head of Fine Art and Design program, Maastricht Institute of Arts) and curator (Schmuck, 2020). As a key promoter of diversity and inclusion in art education, she has sparked discussion in the field and ensured that the jewelry world is included.
The Françoise van den Bosch Award
The Françoise van den Bosch Foundation is committed to supporting contemporary jewellery design. The foundation does this through acquisitions, an artist-in-residency program and the Françoise van den Bosch Award. This is bestowed biannually to a leading international jewellery artist. In 2023, Chequita Nahar has received the award. By awarding her the prize, the foundation wishes to recognize, encourage and ensure that her artistic practice and educational efforts reach a wide audience.