Mileva, from the Forgotten Ladies series
This brooch is part of Silvia Walz’s ongoing Forgotten Ladies series (2004–2025), in which the artist revisits remarkable historical women through assemblage and narrative jewellery. Using fragments, references and symbolic composition, each piece becomes a small wearable portrait shaped by memory, history and interpretation.
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Brooch by Silvia Walz
Unique piece
The Mileva brooch refers to Mileva Marić (1875–1948), the Serbian physicist and mathematician who studied in Zurich at the end of the nineteenth century, where she met Albert Einstein. During the early years of their partnership she contributed intellectually to a stimulating scientific environment while also managing family life. Her role has long remained understated in historical narratives, reflecting broader patterns of invisibility surrounding women in science.
Walz’s interpretation evokes intellectual strength, quiet dedication and the complexity of shared creative lives. The brooch translates this layered biography into a contemporary jewel that reflects both presence and absence, recognition and silence.
Title: Mileva
Materials: Steel, mineral, pearl, copper, enamel
Size:
Description
Brooch by Silvia Walz
Unique piece
The Mileva brooch refers to Mileva Marić (1875–1948), the Serbian physicist and mathematician who studied in Zurich at the end of the nineteenth century, where she met Albert Einstein. During the early years of their partnership she contributed intellectually to a stimulating scientific environment while also managing family life. Her role has long remained understated in historical narratives, reflecting broader patterns of invisibility surrounding women in science.
Walz’s interpretation evokes intellectual strength, quiet dedication and the complexity of shared creative lives. The brooch translates this layered biography into a contemporary jewel that reflects both presence and absence, recognition and silence.
Title: Mileva
Materials: Steel, mineral, pearl, copper, enamel
Size:
