It began with light and old glass.

In the early 2000s,

I worked on minimalist LED lights

while collecting old glass bottles and beads.

At some point, the idea emerged

to bring the two together –

out of a poetic impulse.

Light has fascinated me

for as long as I can remember. 

As presence.

I don’t just find things.

I find ideas.

Every piece begins with an encounter.

With a fragment.

With a trace.

What follows is patient work –

observing, adjusting, reducing –

in the trust

that material and light

will enter into a coherent relationship.

Beauty is present. 

I live and work in Hamburg. 

My studio is a place of concentration.

Of reduction.

Of attention.

This is where the jeweLIGHTS come into being.

For occasional insights into ongoing work and processes,

fragments can be found on Instagram:

@jewelights_official

Marc Mann 

Light

as presence.

A trace.

Not here...