Sculptures by Anna Carlgren

Glass plays a significant role in modern society and glass is as carrier of information an indispensable material in human interaction and communication. Much of the information conveyed between humans reaches us through glass, and we stay connected through glass fiber cables and computer monitors.

In my work I focus on the optical properties of glass, the phenomena of light and refraction of light as it is transmitted through materia. And through my sculptural work I am able to experiment with glass in a way that furthers my discourse on light refraction, how it originates and its influence on the human eye. The purpose is to find ways to translate my findings to an architectural scale, for which I have developed the series Optical Phenomena as Architectonic Elements.

Atomic green by Anna Carlgren (uv-sensitive glass, uranium oxide is colouring agent)
Portrait of my daughter, or You are my rose bud by Anna Carlgren (rose with gold leaf applied hot, stem painted with gold luster and fired)
Cut Iceland Spar by Anna Carlgren (crystallized calcium carbonate gives double refraction)
Verre à la façon de Venise by Anna Carlgren (Venetian techniques in stem and foot) STOLEN-IF FOUND, DO NOT BUY OR RESELL
Time-less is more by Anna Carlgren (Roman foot, one long glass thread forms the foot)
Red rosett by Anna Carlgren (cleaved optical glass)
Opalin by Anna Carlgren (a study of how different types of glass influence each other when combined)
Du är min ögonsten/Apple of my eye by Anna Carlgren (including a human eye prothesis)
Footed, scrambled periscope by Anna Carlgren (prisms from a periscope).
You are my rosebud II by Anna Carlgren (opaque white, porcelain-like glass)