close up of layered glass and all those little thread fringes..
out of kiln
all good. melted together and slightly bended lines. cutting down from scaffolding..
building up..
building up into bigger scale. after many many hours work, now ready to get fired in the kiln... fingers crossed.
setting up
proces room in the making..
exhibition opening soon..
I will be exhibiting with a serie of work - both sides now - at "privaten" - sak kunstbygning, svendborg, from january 24 - february 28. At this exhibition I will be showing elements from my process alongside the work serie.
opening of this, and mogens gissels exhibition, will take place on saturday january 23 - 2-4pm.
all welcome!
sak kunstbygning - vestergade 27-31 - 5700 svendborg - denmark
detail of new work, showing at the exhibition
danish design now - exhibition 2016
very great news! designmuseum denmark has - with a donation from new carlsberg foundation - acquired two works from the serie - both sides now - for the museums permanent collection and is to be exhibited at the - danish design now - exhibition, opening march 2016.
it is these two works that has found the best home! here exhibited at the biennale of craft and design august 2015.
jack wax rounding up
many thanks to jack wax - and rest of the group - for some interesting and experimental workshop days!
workshop group work
a few pictures of experiments carried out by the jack wax workshop group
firstly, have the tools in order..
building up structure with solid glass
applying sculpted glass to blown glass
glass braiding..
and a few examples of the groups work
jack wax - curling and twirling
curling, looping, circling..
making twisting curls..
making many, cooling off at the floor
crushing them to minor pieces
placing them in a frame to heat up, letting them melt slightly together
picking up on blowing pipe
- and forming into shape
an alternative drinking glass by jack wax
a demonstration of how to rethink - and make a drinking glass...
here made by blowing, cutting, mending and sealing..
three cuts in the blown bubble... -
- is being sealed with pre-made clear glass rods and a torch
after the glass is sealed and melted together, it is transferred from the blowing pipe to the punty
- and opened up
next day, after 10 hours annealing, the glass is ready to drink from (number 3 from left)
jack wax - twisting and turning
jack wax - twisting, turning, rolling, folding, creasing....
jack wax workshop - demo
jack wax demonstrating in the hotshop - from thoughts on "capture"
glass inside glass
transferring
adding top
trimming
puffing out end and finishing
jack wax workshop
from 14-18 october we will be a group of 6 attending the american artist jack wax workshop - an awareness of other possibilities - at glasmuseum ebeltoft.
jack wax is exhibiting his site-specific work - cogent whisper - at glasmuseum ebeltoft, form 10th october - 31 december. more information here
jack wax talking about his work and installation - cogent whisper
detail
detail
weight of words exhibition opening today
from today - september 17 and until october 8, 2015 - my installation work - weight of words - will be found at dokk1 - the new main library in aarhus.
It is at location "rampen" that connects the main library with the children library - and is accessible monday - friday from 8-21 and saturday - sunday from 10-16 - at this address -
dokk1 / hack kampmanns plads 2 / 8000 aarhus c
All welcome!
pictures from the exhibition here - weight of words 2.0
a bit of words on the words -
the installation and work - weight of words - contemplate how every word has multiple meanings, - and the change of value and "weight" according to the context in which it is placed and how it is perceived.
a wooden structure that draws lines to an old letterpress box, forms the frame from where suspended glass bubbles hang. the blown glass bubbles have been re-melted to achieve a feeling of gravity, and contains examples of the 100 most frequently used words in the danish language. the words are handprinted and cut out in little strips as taken from (con)text or from pages in a book - they hereby appear individually, yet can be composed to form one or several sentences.
the hand printing has a tactile quality, and the ink intensity vary so that some words "weigh" and seem more evident than others.
To every glass bubble that contains words, a glass bubble with iron powder is linked. This serves as a counterweight that balances the words - and the weight of these.
weight of words exhibition 2.0 - setting up at dokk1, aarhus
preparing and setting up weight of words exhibition at dokk1 - new main library and culture house on the harbour of aarhus.
the exhibition will open tomorrow and run until 8 october.
cutting up handprinted words - the 100 most used in the danish language - composing, dividing and adding them to clear mouth blown and slumped glass bubbles.
with strong thread combining the clear bubbles with words, with bubbles containing iron powder
assembling the wooden frame
- and hanging up... - welcome by from tomorrow!
artist talk at designmuseum denmark
this wednesday, august 19th - i am invited to do an artist talk at designmuseum denmark, along with the other nominees of the biennaleprize 2015.
please come by /
designmuseum denmark
bredgade 68 / 1260 copenhagen k
the talks will be held in the library, from 16.30-18.
more info here: designmuseum denmark & here designonsdag (in danish)
all welcome!
photo / dorte krogh
what once was - exhibited
from august 16 - november 16 2015 - my installation work - what once was - will be exhibited at the employment medical clinic in aarhus, denmark
see more images here
biennale opening soon...
on friday july 31st - the biennale of craft and design - will be officially opened - All welcome from 18-20!
- the exhibition will run from 1.st -29th of august from 11-18 - at this venue at the old carlsberg brewery district:
carlsberg byen - slottet, bryggernes plads 11, 6th floor, 1799 copenhagen
during the exhibition period, one can follow photos and news that will be posted on the biennales instagram & facebook profiles
photo - dorte krogh
biennale for craft and design 2015
really great news! my work - both sides now - has been selected for the biennale for craft and design 2015. - and has been nominated for the biennale prize.
the exhibition will take place at carlsberg byen, copenhagen - from august 1st - 29th. with opening on the 31st of july.
read the press release here - and more about the biennale here
looking very much forward and hope that you will have the opportunity to come by!
both sides now, detail.
