Metamorphosis

2022 — Solo exhibition, Heller Gallery

A cloud-like glass form, its frosted, crumpled top edged with mirror-silver drips, on a smooth milky white base, against a dark green-grey wall. — Lucy in the sky

This exhibition was presented at Heller Gallery in New York and explores the transformation from soft to hard, from textile to glass.

A wide glass form covered in rows of padded arches, pink and amber at the top turning mirror-silver below, on a milky pink base, against a dusky pink wall with its reflection on the glossy surface. — Over the Rainbow

Malin Pierre in a dark blue velvet jacket holds the arched pink, amber and silver glass form against her chest, lit from the side against a dark backdrop.

A padded glass form in teal, turquoise and cobalt blue, its puffed, stitched sections fanning out from the centre, on a glossy pink surface against a pink wall. — One Love

A frosted, crumpled glass form lying on its side, clear with a burst of orange at one end, on a glossy brown surface against a dark brown wall. — New Sky

The glass works are based on padded textiles that I designed and sewed by hand. These textile forms were then translated into blown glass, preserving their folds, volume and tactile qualities while transforming their material character.

The work explores the tension between softness and solidity, where something flexible and temporary becomes hard and lasting.

Material: Blown glass
Exhibition: Metamorphosis, Heller Gallery, New York
Location: New York

Seen from above, Malin Pierre sits on a white marble bathroom floor in sunglasses and a royal blue velvet jacket, holding a translucent blue padded glass form in her lap.

A tall glass vessel with quilted, crinkled walls, pale amber at the padded rim deepening to dark brown at the foot, against a warm beige wall. — Fade into darkness

A glossy dark bronze glass form with plump, quilted sections, sitting in a gathered sleeve of finely pleated orange fabric, against a dusky rose backdrop. — Coffee bean

A person in a sheer pink and white striped blouse rests their head on a pale yellow glass form with rippled, ribbed walls and a milky white rim, against a white backdrop. — Space Invader