Music Enclosed in Amber and Silver

Since June 27 you can admire at the Amber Museum in Gdańsk an exhibition of works by Andrzej Adamski. The occasion is an unusual one - 50 years of creative work.

A dozen or so original batons, brooches, necklaces and objects made of Baltic amber and precious metals make up the exhibition “Musical Inspirations.” The presented works were born of a fascination with music and are an attempt to translate the sound, emotions and ideas contained in the works of outstanding composers into the language of jewelry and goldsmith forms.

Jurata’s Palace and 4’33

Within the exhibition, conducting batons occupy a special place; in this collection they become not only working tools but also carriers of stories. In the project “Jurata’s Palace” the inspiration was the opera “The Legend of the Baltic” by Feliks Nowowiejski, while the baton “4’33’’” refers to John Cage’s famous piece in which silence becomes an equal element of the composition. In turn, “VIII / ∞” interprets the story of Jean Sibelius’s unperformed Eighth Symphony, evoking reflection on memory, loss and the permanence of an idea.

Natural Colors and Forms

In the presented works amber does not serve merely a decorative function. Natural inclusions, the color of the raw material and its unique forms become an integral part of the narrative. Thanks to this, musical inspirations gain a material dimension, and individual objects combine artistic craft, the history of music and the creator’s individual interpretation.

Andrzej Adamski’s Exhibition

Amber Museum in Gdańsk - level 0

Free admission

‍