Glasstress: White Light | White Heat

This exhibition presents a selection of works from the recent collateral event at the 55th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Adriano Berengo and James Putnam, Senior Research Fellow, LCF. It is a unique collaboration between the college and the Berengo Glass Studio in Venice and is exhibited in London both at the Fashion Space Gallery and the Wallace Collection.

Lucy Orta’s 'Amazonia Tree of Life', commissioned for the Venice venue of this travelling exhibition, are blossoms of handcrafted glass flowers, grafted onto branches from a Mediterranean olive tree, extending outward from the trunk. 'Amazonia Tree of Life' follows the trajectory of Lucy + Jorge Orta’s ongoing Perpetual Amazonia project. During their 2009 expedition to the Peruvian Amazon the artists photographed hundreds of rainforest plant species, creating a personalized collection of florilegium they continue to add to during their travels across the world. These florae have since been transformed into large format photographs, drawings, handcrafted couture works, and porcelain objects. The latest interpretations in glass have been blown by the master craftsman Danilo Zanella at Berengo Studio.

• http://www.fashionspacegallery.com/exhib...
• http://www.glasstress.org/event_2013/12
• http://www.studio-orta.com/en/artwork/28...