The Softening
4th -16th November 2023
The Egg and Dart, Wollongong
4th -16th November 2023
The Egg and Dart, Wollongong
Gabrielle Adamik stays close to her material. In The Softening, her new glass sculptures offer gravitational droops and cushioned blows. The glass meets with contrasting surfaces – glossy powder coating that softens sharp edges and cement veneer that burnishes away any tight corners. Puddles flood over and catch between shelves that suggest a molten smile or a luxurious drape. Bubbling glass floor pieces suggest mercurial stepping stones, either pathway or portal.
The work luxuriates in the body, with pooling forms and suggestions of blood at the cellular level.
The work luxuriates in the body, with pooling forms and suggestions of blood at the cellular level.