Trine Drivsholm

Trine Drivsholm’s work muses on nature through the possibilities of glass. Interested in the correlation between form and surface, her pieces use texture to underline shapes, and vice versa. The artworks express organic matter, whilst surfaces are tactile. She utilizes both techniques in the hot process and in the cold shop to achieve a soft surface, which lets light shine through without being completely transparent. This approach to glass enables her to master its ability to communicate light, detail and depth.

The ‘Botanical Structure’ series shown in this exhibition is inspired by the investigation of plant structures that are only visible at a microscopic level. There is an abstract reference to geometric form, through the lens of organic patterns. The pieces do not represent scienti cally accurate copies of nature and are instead Drivsholm’s “translations of what could be seen in nature”.

“In the ‘Botanical Structure’ series, I work with different shapes and rhythms of pattern to visualise the endless variation in the Natural world. The pieces appear to be light hollow structures but are made out of solid glass canes and therefore quite heavy. In ‘Decay’ and ‘Inside Out’ it is about looking at plant structures from the inside: things that appear perfect, at a closer look, could also show signs of decay. At the same time the surface is only visible on the inside of the hollow form so the piece itself is “Inside Out”.”

“Constructing Space” resonates with Drivsholm’s creative method. She re ects how: “the work is constructed out of glass canes that are fused together into larger ‘constructions’, looking like plant structures seen under a microscope”; through this, her works “uncover the inner beauty or decay of plants expressed in a poetical and abstract way.” This interest in a balance between the ‘perfect’ and the ‘imperfect’ is an inspiration she feels is shared by Christensen and Hentze.

“I emphasise the natural translucent qualities of the material but at the same time, the silky matte surface helps to define the shape of each piece. The qualities of glass as a transparent material can create illusions of softness, fluidity, lightness and transparency.”