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  • Rugged Rocks Anchor Delicate Glass Coral in Elena Fleury-Rojo's Sculptures

    10 days ago - By Colossal

    All images © Elena Fleury-Rojo, shared with permission
    Exquisite aquatic specimens sprout from craggy stones in Elena Fleury-Rojo 's Reef Formations sculptures. The British artist interprets the spindly shoots, scalloped-edge growths, and grooved tentacles of coral in clear or green borosilicate glass , which she fastens to rugged hunks of rock or marble. Melding land and sea and delicate and durable materials, the works draw parallels between the rapid death of the marine creatures and the disappearance of traditional flame-working techniques, both of which Fleury-Rojo sees as having...
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