Silent Amplifiers (Mutual Dreaming)

Iridized blown glass, carved selenite, light, 23x23x11", 2019

While I have made works that directly amplify audio, I am equally interested in works that suggest sound. In this case, the amplifier is a traditional physical form that literally amplifies sound. It also references the shape of an expanding universe or black hole. The circle is a universal symbol and symbol of the universe, and symbolic of the Divine Feminine in sacred geometry.

The word iridescence is derived from the Greek word îris, meaning rainbow. Iris, in turn, derives from the goddess Iris, who is the personification of the rainbow. This surface finish is also suggestive of mineral specimens and the colors found in amethyst, and calcite etc. While dichroic or “two-color” glass was first used in 4AD, modern dichroic was developed by NASA. This finish changes colors depending on the angle of light and simultaneously touches on queerness, technologies used for space travel, and ancient Goddesses. The oldest specimens of glass from Roman times are also coated with this finish because of the reaction with the soil they were buried in.

Silent Amplifiers (Mutual Dreaming), detail

Silent Amplifiers (Mutual Dreaming), detail

Yonic reflection of Silent Amplifiers (Mutual Dreaming), installation detail

Yonic reflections of Silent Amplifiers (Mutual Dreaming), installation detail