First Theoretical Aid during Munich Jewellery Week 2026

Abstract

Participation in First Theoretical Aid project during Munich Jewellery Week 2026.

First Theoretical Aid, curated by Elena Karpilova, was "an experiment in one-on-one consultations for jewellers facing professional challenges. Each jeweller could choose a “specialist” for their session — from a “plastic surgeon” to a “radical listener”. In simple terms, some experts were better suited to advise on promotion opportunities, while others could help refine an artist statement, for example" (as Karpilova introduced the project).

I participated as "Dr. Swillen, A. Speculative Surgeon and Practitioner of Entangled Bodies, Relational Technologies, Co-Creative Worlding, Posthuman Phenomena, and other Emergencies. Consultations and Prescriptions from an Apothecary of Symbiotic Futures for all you-we-llery-lated, blood, sweat, tears, and feverdreams."