The inspiration for "Looking Out and In Again" is the "Wardian Case", a Glass terrarium invented in 1829, which changed the way plants could be successfully transported from one country to another. As the piece rotates, the panes reflect the flora around the room, a constellation travels across the ceiling and the house appears to deconstruct and reconstruct itself all over again.

Helen Maurer (b. England, 1967) is an artist working primarily with Glass and light to create site-specific installations and sculptural works. She studied Fine Art and Theatre and Stained Glass before completing an MA at The Royal College of Art. She is a former Winner of the Jerwood Prize for Glass and her work is represented in private and public collections including The Arts Council of Great Britain.

Work on display:
Looking Out and In Again
Float and diachroic Glass, elements of nature, wire, plastic and Glass fragments. LED spot - approx. 1 metre - turntable
21 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm