During three weeks in August, six artists from the U.S, Germany and Sweden have gathered for an artist-in-residency; an extended working period in which the artists have made and installed work in different locations around town. They have also had a chance to experiment with hot glass on weekends through a new project called Transparency Lab.
The 2012 ensemble-residence were the first to benefit from the new structure of the Transparency Lab, a platform for experimental work in hot glass at the Reijmyre Glasbruk. The aim of this new structure is to explore how contemporary art practices can inform and co-exist alongside factory glass production.
The artists, coming from a range of disciplinary backgrounds (Jewellery, Photography, Performance, Glass and Media Art), got the chance to work with experienced glass blowers. The objects and processes produced were incorporated into performances and installations in locations throughout the town. Alongside the art projects, a series of conversations with the glass factory, local organisations and Finspångs kommun explored sustainable models for future engagements.
Participants: Zoë Sheehan Saldaña (US), Bettina Speckner (GE), Simon Klenell (SE), Aldís Ellertsdóttir Hoff (SE/IS), Sissi Westerberg (SE), Daniel Peltz (SE/US)
THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY: