By developing my glass sculptures in quantity and scale , I have been able to enhance my practice in various ways. Combining artefacts from multiple sessions to make hybrid sculptures which engage in conceptual conversations about the way my work is displayed.
These artefacts create sculptural forms which, when combined and interchanged form a family of work which confortably sprout from the floor. I would like to experiment with installing these at different heights to allow the viewer to engage with the structural fragility.
I would also like to explore the concept of projecting spotlights on combined objects to see the layers created when the light is distorted.
I really enjoy the structural uncertainty of the stacked artefacts and the ability of them to sculpturally explore organic forms. The balance of the work and its fragility evokes risk and tension in my work, leaving gravity to the control of the structural fate. It provides a physical embodiment of the fragility of the material and creates curiosity in its stability.
What ties these pieces together is their unintentional ability to fit together, lost pieces of the wrong ouzzle. With careful consideration (and balance), individual artefacts are provided with a new identity through their combination.
Whilst photographing these pieces, contextually and as their own artefacts, I wanted to repeat the methods used in previous works. The studio images remind me of those of a museum archive, providing the artefacts with context to their existence and relating to my research in historic taxonomy. It provides a predictable and logical way of documenting this series , which throughout has been interchangeable and recycled into new specimins.
The initial sketch depicts the concept of layering dishes to create depth and height to individual glass pieces and provideing identity to the work as a body working in unison sculpturally, rather than an individual entity.
Artwork Description: hand Blown Glass Artefacts (stacked)
March 2025