Join us in celebrating a new series of light-sensitive cast glass sculptures by local artist, Ione Thorkelsson.
Ione Thorkelsson is one of Canada’s most recognized glass artists, with artworks dating back to the 1970s. Innovation has been a driving theme in Thorkelsson’s artistry and this collection of work, Handfuls of Light is no exception—she is a sculptor of light as much as a sculptor of glass. These free-standing autonomous light/glass objects (autotrophs) are also interactive!
auto/troph ‘ : an organism capable of self-nourishment
Each ‘autotroph’ incorporates a small solar panel, and LED lights. A sensor tells the light to turn on when it gets dark. The lights shift colours as the evening progresses.
Light Shifting Demonstration
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