Glass transmits, reflects and refracts light. It is a captivating, versatile medium which touches our lives in many ways. Like architecture, glass divides light and space, but this material possesses transcending qualities beyond its physicality, with its unique character capable of transforming our environment and the way we see things. Glass is a material to look through in order to see out. The exhibition offered the viewer an opportunity to look at our-selves, through ourselves and reflect.

The artists exploited the inherent properties of glass using diverse methods of making. Their creations ranged from lavish and sumptuous to confident, impactful installations. Several artists used repetitions of forms into elegant groupings, while others created a cogent and successful architectural aesthetic and narrative statements. The exhibition explored contemporary glass sculpture and instillations within the age old tradition of the stained glass windows at Salisbury Cathedral.

Amy Cushing – Incandescent

Suspended over Bill Pye’s Font, a 3.5 m column of glass rises upward toward the heavens. Inspired by the colours of the John Jacob Window- Suffer the little children to come unto me. The gradation of colours, appeared iridescent as they reflected the light. It comprised of 594 sections of handmade glass, configured loosely depicting the cross. Incandescent is a mesmerizing column of glass, it was not static, moving constantly to catch and reflect the light. The installation appeared to grow out of the font, its reflection danced on the water as it stretched to the heavens.