Rings

Heart of Darkness is a visually rich showcase of artworks that appeal to Gothic aesthetic sensibilities and our dark desires through associated colour palettes, symbols and motifs. It features fourteen contemporary Australian artists working in ceramics, jewellery, glass, fibres and multimedia who have embraced dark themes to produce beautiful, mysterious and macabre Gothic-tinged artworks. 

Darkness isn’t absence – it’s where the soul thrives.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Regine Schwarzer is a contemporary jeweller who works from her custom-built studio located in the Fleurieu Peninsula on the lands of the Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri Peoples. Born in Germany, Regine trained in in jewellery-making and metalwork at the Zeichenakademie Hanau, one of the oldest training institutions in Europe. Her move to Australia in 1993 profoundly influenced her work as she discovered a passion for rocks and minerals which occur in abundance here. Inspired by the colours and structures of these minerals, Regine learned how to shape them and uses them often in her work.