Experimentation in the Hotshop: Can an Apple Explode Glass?
Session 6 | August 24–30
One and multiple lines by Maria Bang Espersen, 2021. Stretched and folded hot glass, cold-worked, 30 cm x67 cm x21 cm.
In this workshop, we will explore hot glass in a playful and experimental manner, approaching it in ways that go beyond conventional glassmaking techniques. Instead of learning established techniques, we will explore this amorphous material on its own terms, through a mixture of play and reflective decision-making. By the end of the session, our understanding of the material and its limitations will have been changed forever. All levels welcome.
Danish-born, Maria Bang Espersen (she/her) works within video, installation, performance, and sculpture. Her approach to glass is experimental and she invents her own techniques rather than following traditions. Espersen received an MFA from California Institute of the Arts, a BA from the Royal Danish Academy (Bornholm, Denmark), and a technical glass education from the Kosta School of Glass (Sweden). Her innovative works in glass have awarded her multiple international prizes including the Hempel Glass Prize (Denmark), Talent Award of the Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation (Germany), and the Coburg Prize (Germany).