Everyday Objects/ volume 117

There is poetry in the ordinary.

The objects that surround us—those we hold, wear, use, collect, overlook, or encounter without a second thought—quietly shape our everyday lives. A chair, a vessel, a piece of jewellery, a domestic object, or a familiar form can carry memories, associations, emotions, and stories far beyond its practical purpose. In the hands of an artist, the ordinary can become a source of curiosity, reflection, and transformation.

Volume 117, brings together an international selection of artists who explore the theme of Everyday Objects through diverse artistic languages and media. From painting and contemporary jewellery to sculptural and object-based practices, the works presented in this edition invite us to reconsider the things that occupy our daily environments.

Art has the ability to shift our attention. It can make us pause before something familiar and see it differently—to notice its shape, material, texture, history, or symbolic meaning. An everyday object may become a portrait of a particular time, a fragment of personal memory, a reflection on society, or simply an unexpected visual form.

For some artists, the object remains recognisable but acquires a new narrative. For others, it is transformed, abstracted, reconstructed, or removed from its original context entirely. Contemporary jewellery extends this conversation into objects that exist between adornment, sculpture, design, and personal expression, challenging our understanding of what an object can be and how it can be experienced.

What makes an ordinary object extraordinary?

Perhaps it is not the object itself, but the way we look at it.

This edition celebrates that change of perspective. The artists featured here demonstrate how creativity can emerge from the most familiar elements of life, revealing beauty in simplicity, meaning in material, and unexpected possibilities within everyday forms.

Everyday Objects is ultimately an invitation to look again—to slow down, observe, and discover the extraordinary within the ordinary.

We are pleased to present the diverse voices and visions of the international artists featured in this edition, and to invite our readers to experience the everyday through their eyes.