27 February 2012

Poetic Glass Pendants by Alison Berger

My first one <3

The other day while looking for a weekend glass blowing course I encountered these absolutely enigmatic lights trapped into glass by Alison Berger.


Scripted Pendant Chandelier
Original Image Here

I am fascinated with her intimate affinity with the light, and I believe that the references to the Victorian apparatuses and devices truly complement the medium she engages with. They do look like found objects from a dream. I enjoy knowing the story that she collected the fireflies into glass containers as a child and that these lights are a continuation of those feelings that you get when you are in that experience somewhere in the countryside after the sun sets, carrying your little trembling light in a jar around with you. I find this memory of a very personal gesture as something enhancing the poetry of these pendants.     

Lantern Pendant
Original Image Here

I got a picture from my friend (who is an architect) of the project he was involved in. I think Alison Berger's poetic pendants are perfect to warm up this house in the middle of the snowy forest.

Two Storey House
Website of the Architect Here

You can find out more about her art works here