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Aotearoa Exchange is a performative presentation that opens SCHMUCKmuenchen 2026 at the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, on Friday 6 March. This project presents more than 40 wearable works by 20 Handshake Project alumni, animating the space with a dynamic alternative to static display and affirming the vitality of contemporary practice from Aotearoa New Zealand.
The project contributes a live, artist‑led intervention that emphasises collaboration, mobility, and shared encounter. Sculptural headpieces by Mia Straka and garments by Jessica Winchcombe form the core of the presentation, carrying alumni works that are activated through choreographed movement. Six performers animate the space, creating shifting, embodied encounters between audience and work.
Aotearoa Exchange affirms the strength of Handshake’s peer‑driven model—supporting alumni visibility, connecting New Zealand artists with international networks, and contributing a living archive of contemporary jewellery practice. It embodies artist‑driven innovation and a resilient approach to global creative practice.
Supported by Creative New Zealand, Makers 101, and the artists.
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Aotearoa Exchange is a performative presentation that opens SCHMUCKmuenchen 2026 at the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, on Friday 6 March. This project presents more than 40 wearable works by 20 Handshake Project alumni, animating the space with a dynamic alternative to static display and affirming the vitality of contemporary practice from Aotearoa New Zealand.
The project contributes a live, artist‑led intervention that emphasises collaboration, mobility, and shared encounter. Sculptural headpieces by Mia Straka and garments by Jessica Winchcombe form the core of the presentation, carrying alumni works that are activated through choreographed movement. Six performers animate the space, creating shifting, embodied encounters between audience and work.
Aotearoa Exchange affirms the strength of Handshake’s peer‑driven model—supporting alumni visibility, connecting New Zealand artists with international networks, and contributing a living archive of contemporary jewellery practice. It embodies artist‑driven innovation and a resilient approach to global creative practice.
Supported by Creative New Zealand, Makers 101, and the artists.
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Aotearoa Exchange group performed a unique presentation that opened SCHMUCKmuenchen 2026 at the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, on Friday, 6 March. The project brought together more than forty wearable works by twenty Handshake Project alumni artists. Six performers moved through the space, shaping live, shifting encounters between the audience and the work.
The presentation offered a live, artist‑led intervention centred on collaboration, mobility, and shared encounter. Sculptural headpieces by Mia Straka and garments by Jessica Winchcombe formed the core of the work, carrying alumni pieces activated through choreographed movement.
Set within the Pinakothek der Moderne’s once‑in‑a‑century celebration, Aotearoa Exchange placed our HS alumni inside a rare international gathering of peers and experts — a chance to communicate, share, compare, and participate in a global exchange of ideas and practices.
Supported by Creative New Zealand, Makers 101, and the artists.
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