Shooted by Lisa Preußner

 

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Behind the robust and hermetic appearance of these works, there is a profound concept that vertebrates and relates three states of mind: stress, relaxation and euphoria.

The collection is the result of the exploration of various traditional techniques: incalmo, swedisch, overlay, gradient and pop of punty to which must be added a personal investigation into the degradation of colour in blown glass.

The first violet gradient represents a zone of tension. The colour is intense and is the point where it all starts. This tension gradually diminishes, becomes transparent and begins to withdraw inwards until the energy takes it in and slowly begins to rise from its own body like a phoenix. The point of contact between the two emotional bodies, obtained thanks to a technique called incalmo in which the cylinder continues to grow, signifies a new beginning, a new phase in which the tension is over and where with a gentle gradient of colour, euphoria rises triumphantly above the stress zone.

Phoenix is the visual story of the evolution of a state of mind.

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It is all about process

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Two bubbles come together, both with a color gradient.

Thanks to Swedish Overlay the two color gradients fade to one another.

Now the bubble is shaped and ready for a new geather.

The bubble is blown up to the appropriate size and opened at the tip.

Helped by a wooden cone the tip is folded into the bubble.

A new bubble is made. It will be constricted, opened at the top, then opened as a disc and will serve as a transfer element.

The inwards folded bubble is transferred onto the disc.

By using Jacks the bubble is opened and the walls straightened.

The folded part is exposed and is reheated with a high torch.

An inner wall is getting straightened to place the second bubble that has been prepared by the assistant.

This procedure is called Incalmo, both edges with same diameterare joined together.

Inflating with Sophietta. This gives a bit of length and a thinner wall to the bubble.

The bubble is shaped into a cylinder and then edge is expanded to a flat level.

To get a sharp edge, two wooden paddles are used to shape.

Knock off from blowpipe and put in the annealer to cool down.