Inside the studio with Artist-maker Choi Keeryong, who creates pieces of blown glass decorated using an ‘inlaid colouring’ technique combined with locally manufactured porcelain sourced from local car-boot sales.
This production is a Collaboration between Craft Scotland & Summerhall TV. SUmmer Hall TV was established by the Institute of Local Television to provide short arts-news clips. Initially providing a service at Summerhall in Edinburgh (www.summerhall.tv) the company runs www.artinscotland.tv, www.writerstories.tv and www.festivalcity.tv and in Ireland (www.artinireland.tv). Now based at MERZ Gallery in Sanquhar (www.merzgallery.tv) the company manages 3000+ arts clips and documentaries.
South Korean Scotland based glass artist/educator. Based on my personal experience of growing up in the East and living and working in the West, my interests have been drawn from questions concerning the notion of invented cultural authenticity, historical, and symbolic meanings constructed around objects and how it is appreciated in different cultures.
Glass Lives explores the human relationship with glass making and material. Uncovering some of the exceptional European master artisans using long-held traditions, skills and knowledge.
Glass Lives celebrates the visionary embodiment of both creativity and craftsmanship by European master artisans at the highest level of excellence. Supported by the EU Creative Europe Programme, collaboration lies at the heart of what the ISGNE network represents, encouraging exchange and fostering a sense of building a stronger glass community.
