Graduate Exhibition

'Stone that Flows' is a process-driven series of fused glass and sandstone objects that invites questioning into understanding of an object's temporality. Sandstone found at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River was ground down through slow repetitive movements in an act of erosion. Using the French glass technique of pate-de-verre, the sandstone particles were fused with glass in a kiln at ~860 degrees celsius. During the fusion process, the site-specific composition of iron oxides in the stone react, transforming from white to pink as an expression of its geological history. At the touch of a hand, the sandstone and glass crumble from the surface, and the vessels erode. The objects are in a state of perpetual fusion, erosion, and transformation.