Maria SparrePetersen

“With the presentation of my work at Collect I wish to contribute to the discussion of sustainable development of artistic glass, in a proactive and inspiring way. ”

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A phenomenological ex- perimental attitude informs my investigations of new artistic perspectives. I am interested in developing aesthet- ics through local engagement and empowerment. I work with user involvement, interactivity, collaboration, circularity, sustainability and social responsibility. My artistic vocabulary includes art in public spaces, site specific work, installation, sculpture, design and crafts. In the present works sustainable principles are employed as deliberately generated obstacles with the aim of expanding aesthetic spaces of opportunity. The explorations investigate notions of failure, by letting the glass devitrify and flow out into the cracks in the casting moulds.

FLUX BLUE #0122

Glass, glass pigment, granite, oxides, ash

26 x 43 x 43cm

(hwd)

£4200

“Stagnation is not an option if you want to renew yourself. Development only happens in the meeting with new people, landscapes and cultures.”