Birgit Jürgenssen and Cinzia Ruggeri have never met—not in this world at least—but they have always spoken. The exhibition that opens a dialogue between them for the first time borrows the title from a line of the poem “The Bridges” by the Austrian poet Ingeborg Bachmann. The riverbank has never been enough for them. Both have gone beyond the geographical boundary of art, exploring other shores and making themselves bridges between the arts.

Their work speaks the same language: that of ornament and accessory as an extension of the body, as means to conquer space and affirm the self. What follows is a transcript of what they said to each other.