Ann Veronica Janssens April, 2013
Cast glass
12 x 180 x 12 cm (4 3/4 x 70 7/8 x 4 3/4 in)
Edition of 1 plus 1 artist's proof
The work consists of a long rectangular bar made of transparent water green-colored glass that has been cast and then polished to a high gloss on three sides. Since one of the long horizontal surfaces has not been polished it acts as a filter, reflecting the light and, seemingly, trapping the light within. Small inclusions of bubbles have been allowed to remain and become more or less visible according to the way the light hits the glass.
Janssens' work foregrounds the body’s perception of the world and itself in it. She often uses light, natural optical phenomena or glass as medium. Produced with great care, her works exude the impression of great simplicity yet create vivid experiences of the act of seeing, evoking a heightened awareness of the changeability and fleetingness of individual perceptions.
Janssens' work foregrounds the body’s perception of the world and itself in it. She often uses light, natural optical phenomena or glass as medium. Produced with great care, her works exude the impression of great simplicity yet create vivid experiences of the act of seeing, evoking a heightened awareness of the changeability and fleetingness of individual perceptions.