To Hold…
The title To Hold… is derived from traditional wedding vows and explores embodied responses to loss of control, fear, and the desire for human connection. To desire something so much you morph it into a negative of your image.
I produced components for this work with help from an amazing team at Pittsburgh Glass Center. There are approximately 40 blown glass vessels, a video, bronze tools, and poplar tables. Bronze castings from my body are used to compress and hold the glass vessels. Leaving the imprint of the body on the glass, and the glass in turn become the negative space of the embrace.
*All but first two installation images are by Nathan J Shaulis courtesy of the Pittsburgh Glass Center. All other images by Lauren Kalman
*This project was supported by the Pittsburgh Glass Center and the Wayne State University Arts and Humanities Research Support Program