SUSAN LONGINI     

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Red-Tinged Leaves No. 3, 2010 Pâte de verre 28 x 63 x 3 in.

Red-Tinged Leaves No. 3 (detail), 2010 Pâte de verre 28 x 63 x 3 in.

Falling Leaves, Green No. 3, 2008 Pâte de verre 67 x 47 x 3.5 in.

Pâte-de-verre, literally means “paste of glass”, is an ancient glass-forming technique, first documented in artifacts from Phoenicia and Egypt around 1500 B.C.E. Small granules, or frits, and powders are mixed with binders, pressed into the desired shape, and fired in a kiln to fuse the granules together.

The Falling Leaves series are multi-part installations where the various elements  interact, resulting both tension and bonding. The particular arrangement of elements can change radically from one installation to the next, resulting in a range of compositions. The work is site-specific, so individual parts become the basis for a dialogue rather than a single fixed piece.

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