From 15 to 18 February, Eurus Gallery presents two parallel exhibition projects at The House on Sathorn, unfolding simultaneously within a single curated space.

The first project, The Secrets We Keep, is dedicated to hidden meanings and concealed narratives in art and, above all, in contemporary jewelry. The exhibition focuses on works that require attention, time, and interaction, revealing their essence only to the thoughtful and observant viewer.

Running in parallel, The Horse Sense is created especially for the days of Chinese New Year and explores the symbolism of fire and the horse in jewelry art. A dedicated showcase presents interpretations of the horse motif in jewelry, while a long display examines symbols of fire — from fire opals, rubies, and red spinels to expressions of the color of the coming year across a wide range of materials. 

This section spans highly traditional techniques and contemporary materials. Among them is hot enamel, where red is considered the most technically demanding color. In professional enameling practice, red pigments are particularly unstable at high firing temperatures: many red oxides burn out, darken, or shift toward brown or black if the temperature deviates even slightly. In addition, red enamels have a much narrower firing window than other colors and are extremely sensitive to oxygen levels in the kiln. Achieving a pure, saturated red therefore requires exceptional control, repeated firings, and precise temperature calibration — which is why deep red enamel has historically been associated with mastery and technical excellence.

Alongside these traditional techniques, the exhibition also presents contemporary materials, including signature coatings on medical steel used in bracelets and necklaces created specifically for the Year of the Red Horse.

The core exhibition is The Secrets We Keep.

Here, secrets take many different forms. Some are literal: small hidden doors and concealed elements in the jewelry of Alessio Boschi, which open to reveal unexpected inner narratives. Others unfold through symbolism that reveals itself only to a patient viewer. A painting by Irina Petrakova, created using the stain technique, requires prolonged observation for its message to emerge.

In the enamel works of Ilgiz F., secrecy is embedded in transformation. A pendant adorned with roses must be turned upside down to reveal that it is, in fact, a symbolic goblet for red wine. The rose motif is intentional: vineyards have traditionally been surrounded by roses, which act as early indicators of disease and help protect the vines.

Some messages can only be discovered under ultraviolet light. In the tag pendants by Epic Jewellery, secret inscriptions are written with diamonds with ultra-strong fluorescence on canvas or the diamonds with zero fluorescence.

The bracelets by Richard Wu conceal their secret in engineering rather than imagery. Thanks to an ingenious lens-mount construction, these sculptural bracelets can be folded into a compact golden rectangle, making them exceptionally practical for travel and transport.

To understand why a ring by Alexander Laut is titled Eternal Kiss, the viewer must look at it from the side. Only then does the secret reveal itself: a large central colored stone and a diamond set beneath it, culet-up, appear to lean toward one another, as if about to kiss.

The mystery in the works of VA, an artist from Hong Kong, lies in signature coating of platinum  with black gold.

The works of Dickson Yewn function almost like a puzzle that requires art-historical knowledge of Chinese culture to decode. What may initially appear as abstract geometric motifs reveal themselves as traditional Chinese symbols, such as The Arrival of Spring, representing cracking ice. Decorative vignettes, seemingly ornamental, are in fact references to traditional lattice patterns found in classical Chinese architecture.

To uncover these layers, to decode what is hidden, and to see beyond the obvious, the viewer must engage actively. The Secrets We Keep offers the tools to do exactly that — revealing how contemporary jewelry and art can carry meaning beneath the surface.