Dovile Grigaliunaite Ceramics & Glass MA Student

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The project is a response to V&A Glass Collection. In particular the Unguentarium Piriform Flask.

Flask - simple, small scale, fragile, soft colour, aged and layered surface object. The material exudes mystery as a result of its transparency. The object‘s mystery is reminiscent of the alchemy of ancient times. Alchemy combined religion and science. Today the word chemistry makes us think of medicine and drugs, but it can also refer to
the attraction between people.

Both control and playfulness are important. They are tools to highlight the dialogue between subjects. Scientists choose when to investigate and when to control/to express their own vision. The mechanisms in the laboratory seem brutal at first, but they are necessary in order to research a live matter. My response aims to inspire a conversation between control and natural movement.

MADEIT CREDITS

Chemistry

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