Artists selected for the 2009 BIGG: Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass are:

Artist Statement
My work represents the contradiction between what we see and what we know. The objects are a balance between familiar shapes and unfamiliar actions to evoke the viewer’s curiosity and raise questions about whether what you have in front of you is possible. An important part of my process is a constant development of new ways to mould the glass using the materials fluidity and durability combined with moulds of materials such as paper and clay. What I am searching for are qualities reminding of different materials like fabric, rubber or ceramics to create illusions and those that only by looking closely and touching the piece the real nature of the object reveals. These elements of curiosity, doubt, interaction and surprise are the motivation for my work.

Resume
Education
2006 - 2008  Royal College of Art (UK)
2007    Pilchuck Glass School, Jeremy Bert (US)
2003    Venetian techniques, Davide Salvadore (IT)
2000 - 2003  Kosta Glass School (Sweden)
1999 - 2000  The Danish Design School (DK)

Professional Experience
2008     Product for Waddesdon Manor (UK)

2007    Workshop at Greve Museum (DK)

2006    Residency at Møbelfabrikken (DK)

2005    Assistant at Helledie Glas (DK)

2004    Glastanken (DK)

2003    Assistant at The Studio on 24th (US)
Ebeltoft Glass Museum (DK)

2002    Anthony Stern (UK)
Peter Layton (UK)

2001    Peter Kuchinke (DK)
Assistant, The Studio on 24th (US)

Exhibitions
2009    New Beginnings 09, SDC Gallery (UK)
Small Shows Huge Talents, Sotheby’s (UK)

2008    New Designers (UK)
The British Glass Biennale (UK)
Sunday and Rex (UK)
Tent London. London Design Festival (UK)
Origin, The London Craft Fair (UK)
Talents, Designhuis (NL)

2007    Biennalen 2007 – Design and Craft (DK)
The Intervening Guest, The Leighton House (UK)
Side by Side (UK)  
The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2007 (JP)
The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa in Notojima (JP)    
Glass Sellers Prize (UK)

2006    KIC – Craft Fair (DK)
Gallery Craft2eu (DE)
Talente 2006 (DE)

2005    Gallery Excentrisk (DK)

2004    Vadstrup 1771, Solo Exhibition (DK)     
Siden sidst -dansk glas 2004, Ebeltoft Glass Museum (DK)

2003    BobbleTrouble, The Swedish Glass Museum (SE)

Awards and Honors
2007    Nationalbankens Jubilæums Fond
Nordea Danmark Fonden
Klint Fonden
Krista og Viggo Petersens Fond

2006    Direktør Ib Henriksens Fond
Knud Højgaards Fond
Reiersenske Fond
Klint Fonden
Den Hielmstierne-Rosencroneske Stiftelse

2005    Århus Kommunes Kunstnerstipendium
L.F.Foghts Fond
Nationalbankens Jubilæumsfond
Helle og Arenth Jacobsens Legat

2004    Århus Kommunes Kunstnerstipendium
Højesteretssagfører David´s Legat

2003    Præmieselskabets Fællesfond
Knud Højgaards Fond

2002    Kosta Glass Schools Travelling Scholarship

Return to BIGG main page