Year of birth: 1976
Place of birth: Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Eva van Kempen (Netherlands, 1976) is a goldsmith, jewellery designer. After certain life events her body of work drastically changed, unveiling the beauty, potential and value of medical waste materials. Recent works investigate societal and political issues as bodily integrity. The graduation draft process investigates the intangible and disappearing human skills of filigree and the meditative aspects of the making.
One of the components of the craft of filigree is a zig zag. This is the start of a process exploring new materials and applications in relation to this dying out technique.