When working with these broken glass forms I am struck not only by its beauty but also fragility, and when broken, its’ dangerous nature which intrigues me; its cracks reminding me of wounds both mentally and emotionally. Combining glass with flowers, red with white, conveys the love, gentleness, and innocence as well as pain and danger. I take inspiration from Duchamp’s use of everyday materials, as well as the fragility and gentleness of installations by Yuko Takada Keller.
I see the beauty in broken/dysfunctional objects and my mind unconsciously tries to create something with it. In working these forms I am not necessarily fixing the object but emphasizing the damage, which carrying many meanings indicative to human emotions and trauma. I work intuitively whereby the work and its meanings start to appear in the making, creating a strong connection between myself and the material. When working with these broken glass forms I am struck not only by its beauty but also fragility, and when broken, its’ dangerous nature which intrigues me; its cracks reminding me of wounds both mentally and emotionally. Combining glass with flowers, red with white, conveys the love, gentleness, and innocence as well as pain and danger. I take inspiration from Duchamp’s use of everyday materials, as well as the fragility and gentleness of installations by Yuko Takada Keller.
