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Components from the Forest of Glass can now be viewed at:
Components from the Forest of Glass can now be viewed at:
Festival of Glass Studio, Drysdale Community Hub, 21 - 27 Eversley St, Drysdale, VIC 3222 (See Map below).
Who participated?
Installation Crew Core Team: Roxanne van Beveran, Jane Jarecki, BJ Johnson, Tristan McKay, Glenda Mac Naughton
Further contributors: Marisa Chiappi, Janet Jenkin, Ruth McKay
Who are we?
We are a team of flamework and bead glass artists. We were inspired to develop this project through our experiences during the Festival of Glass and flameworking workshops to enhance appreciation of glass art in local communities. With the onset of COVID-19, we are seeking to foster community links through this project, designed to support emerging glass artists and to encourage collaboration among glass artists.
What is "The Forest of Glass"?
A mixed-media installation of flameworked and felted beaded glass plants to showcase the natural environment and express the installation’s message that biodiversity matters.
Cabinets of Curiosity and The ‘Forest of Glass’
The ‘Forest of Glass’ installation resembles the medieval European "Cabinets of curiosity" that were the precursor to the modern museum. In sixteenth century Europe, monarchs, aristocrats, merchants and early scientists created 'cabinets of curiosities' to display their wealth and status. Each cabinet contained a wide range of objects, such as stuffed animals, dried insects, shells, skeletons, fossils, gemstones and paintings. Each object was wonderful in itself, and at the same time revealed the secrets of the world.
Grouping together such different objects encouraged spectators to find comparisons and analogies. What did the similarities and differences mean? What were the hidden connections between things, and between things and the natural and spiritual worlds?
In the late 18th century, the cabinet of curiosity fell out of fashion, replaced by the museum. The cabinets' magical view of the world was replaced by the Enlightenment view, emphasising reason, order, system and science; and cabinets' randomness, disorder and exploration was replaced by museums teaching order and systems to respectful visitors. Today, internet blogs resemble cabinets of curiosities: they inspire wonder and/or they offer links to 'interesting things'.
Sponsors
The Forest of Glass emerged from the Festival of Glass mentorship and workshop programme. We would like to acknowledge The Bendigo Bank Drysdale and Peter Minson Art Glass as 2021 Sponsors of the Mentorship programmed for their support and the major sponsors of the 2021 Festival of Glass – City of Greater Geelong, The Bendigo Bank and Regional Arts Victoria.
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