Posthumanism and the Deep Time of Glassblowing

Posthumanism and the Deep Time of Glassblowing is an interdisciplinary conference of glass artists, anthropologists, and sociologists regarding the mines and minerals of studio glass.

Decentering the human in the narrative of studio glass, presenters on this international panel draw from fieldwork in the Appalachian region of the United States, Sweden’s Glass Kingdom, the Venetian Lagoon, and multi-species and lunar perspectives to explore the intersection of the human experience of self-determination and creativity with that of the living (and dying) ecological world. The panel includes both traditional academic research and contemporary artwork.

Please register via the link below to join this event over Zoom.

SCHEDULE
16:00-16:30 Coffee & Cookies

16:40-17:50 Panel Talks
Brent Patterson: Opening Comments & Panel Introduction
Anna Mlasowky: "Enabeling Transparency", Glassmaking an extractive commodity
Suzanne Peck: Honey Glass Symbiosis
Erin E. O'Connor: Mining Early American Studio Glass
Riikka Latva-Sompii: Glass, Soil, & Contamination in the Swedish Kingdom & Venetian Lagoon
Michael Stern: Glass Printing From the Earth to the Moon

18:00-18:45 Community Discussion

18:45-19:00 Closing Comments