Elisabeth Holder

Form: Geometric | Organic

Geometric

Basic geometric forms, such as cylinders, cuboids, spheres, and prisms as well as shapes derived from basic forms conjoin in a multitude of variations. Rather than being rigidly attached they are movable, mounted or connected to each other in an unstable equilibrium. Such an interplay between geometric forms can also emerge from an object in succession, which must then be designed in such a way as to embody each of the divergent geometric figures.

Geometric
1 / 5   Equilibre. Necklaces, 1985
Geometric
2 / 5   Tilerings, 1987.
Polished fragments of Victorian floor tiles, such as those found in London house hallways, are movably mounted, thereby releasing the ring from its solid fixed form.
Geometric
3 / 5   Bracelet, 1987.
The technical principle of the ball-and-socket joint is used to reduce the size of the bracelet by folding the form inwards and attaching it to the arm.
Geometric
4 / 5   Bracelets, 1980
Geometric
5 / 5   Stäbe II. Rings, 1994

Organic

The works conjure associations to the organic in its different forms and qualities: climbing growth, spiralling and entwining, lush swelling forms. And yet, these pieces display no signs of opulence, but rather are disciplined and reduced to the bare essential. However, an allusion to sensual opulence may emerge in the lush, swelling, spiralling lines or in slender bodies that thicken into buds.


“The sensuality of the form is cooled by the precision of craftmanship …”
Helen Craven
Organic
1 / 5   Ear jewellery, 1983
Organic
2 / 5   Bracelet, 1985
Organic
3 / 5   Brooches, 1985
Organic
4 / 5   Pins, 1978 and 1979
Organic
5 / 5   Pins and bracelet, 1976