Floating 5 (G92)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Galia Amsel

Title

Floating 5

Made in

London

Date

2001

Description

Round 'donut' shaped glass form with a textured surface and a narrow grey glass insert.

Materials and techniques

Lost wax cast glass clear section. Light grey cast glass insert was ground to fit gap in clear glass. Glue is applied to the piece to create texture which is then sandblasted and dipped in acid.

Dimensions

diameter (object):  55cm
height (object):  6cm
length (base):  70cm
width (base):  70cm
depth (base):  2cm

Object number

G92

Category

Maker's statement

This piece continues from a series of work for a solo show with Clara Siremini (Paris) in 1999 exploring the idea of a relatively heavy body that appears to be light and floating.