“The Same Way a Light Sound”
Titled after the poem “The Same Way a
Light Sound” or “Como leve sonido” by Luis Cernuda—exiled and Queer poet
from the Generation of ’27: Spain’s Tragic Literary Generation
The sculptural body of work presented comprises nine different pieces
of annealed float glass. The standing forms are fragmented cylinders
that have been severed, beaten or drilled, then glued or sewn back and
re-envisioned through the insertion of hair. In exploring iterations of
empathy and materiality they speak of new orders and systems.
Slumped glass, adhesive, graphite, hair, high-density conglomerate wood
Slumping, coldworking, sewing (lacing), glueing, wood carpentry, painting
Installation of variable dimensions; platform measures 5 x 8 ft./ Glass forms
are 31 in. tall
Year 2016