The Lost and The Found
The Lost and The Found is a response to connection to place, loss and the sorrow of separation inspired by the Scottish Myth Fair Maid's Tresses.
Created for Collect Open 2024, this ambitious installation of flameworked glass was installed in the Georgian splendor of Somerset House on the banks of the Thames.
Bringing together two distinct strands which have historically defined the medium of flame worked glass, the work unites the aesthetics of both found objects (scientific apparatus) and created objects that have been inspired by the environment of the north Antrim coast of Ireland.
The narrative running through the work engages ancient Greek myths, poetry, shipwrecks and folk tales drawn from the sea. Through the visual tension created between utilitarian functionality of laboratory wares and the organic growths that have colonised and inhabited them, I aspire to illuminate our mutuality with the earth, observing the boundaries where human nature and the natural world fuse together.
Art sculpture made of colorful glass pieces resembling a plant or flower with leaves and buds, mounted on a white background.
Glass ornament with decorative leaves and gold accents, casting shadows on a white surface.
A small glass syringe filled with a dark liquid, lying on a white surface with shadows cast by natural light.
A glass bottle lying on its side with melted and charred material on the top opening, casting shadows on a white surface.
Close-up of a glass container surrounded by flowing tea leaves, with tea spilling over the sides.
A long hanging dried plant with yellow and brown wilted leaves, attached to a string hook at the top, isolated on a white background.
A glass oil lamp with dried flower stalks, a flower on the right side, both resting on a white cloth on a wooden shelf against a beige wall.
Glass flower sculpture with green and pink accents lying on a white textured surface against a plain white wall.
The Lost and The Found video
Art sculpture made of twisted, translucent seaweed or resin resembling seaweed, arranged in a floral pattern mounted on a white background.
Glass ornament with delicate, leaf-like structures inside, lying on a white surface with shadows cast by sunlight.
A vintage glass surgical specimen container with a plant stem inside, placed on a reflective surface with soft light creating shadows.
A small broken glass laboratory bottle with melted plastic or resin draped over its neck and spilling onto the surface.
A glass vase surrounded by swirling, flowing amber-colored liquid.
A decorative hanging ornament with dried yellow and brown leaves and seed pods, suspended from a metal hook against a white background.
A glass candlestick holder with dried yellow flowers hanging down from the top, on a white shelf with gold brackets, next to a cluster of dried yellow and orange hydrangea flowers on a white cloth
A decorative glass flower with a long stem and a cluster of pink, yellow, orange, and green petals, resting on a white textured surface in front of a plain white wall.
The Lost and The Found video