Glass is often seen as a material, like wood or clay, to make an object out of. What is often overlooked is glass’s ability to interact with other materials, likely due to the dynamic and often uncertain outcomes. Molten glass can envelope any material, but not without changing itself in the process, forming extra-ordinary hybrids of materials and metaphors.

Theresa Traore Dahlberg’s practice seeks out these unknown material futures through following flows of conceptual harmonies and physical synergies. Copper from shuttered tech-industries and hyper-local handspun cotton are materials that reoccur in her practice, carrying with them stories of innovation and survival, adoption and abandonment. During her residency with The Glass Factory, Theresa has worked with our blowing team to bring the glass traditions of Småland into dialogue with the copper and cotton through embedding and encapsulation.

Komsi komsi! A truly original and intriguing work.

Find more info on the exhibitions and live glass blowing at the Glass Factory in Boda here