Ephemeral as a Bubble
Dear shapes in space, Neck of the Woods Gallery (2023)
These borosilicate glass claws were used in an expierimental durational performance. I tried doing nothing else but blow bubbles with them for 3 hours while crouching on the floor. Contemplating the essence of our short time on earth.
"Because we also do not see the air we breathe…
From a wish to trade solid gold for the touch of nothing
A wish we all sometimes crave
To be as ephemeral as a soap bubble
As transparent and empty
As round and washing
As instant and fleeting
* Puff *
From a seven-year-old’s birthday party theme
To the joys of material kinship
Of blowing glass
And blowing bubbles with glass
Soap, water, breath and borosilicate rods
Met here on duration"
From a wish to trade solid gold for the touch of nothing
A wish we all sometimes crave
To be as ephemeral as a soap bubble
As transparent and empty
As round and washing
As instant and fleeting
* Puff *
From a seven-year-old’s birthday party theme
To the joys of material kinship
Of blowing glass
And blowing bubbles with glass
Soap, water, breath and borosilicate rods
Met here on duration"