Research

Discover perspectives and explorations from across the glass community, shared through essays, articles, and reflections.

Elaine Kim interview published in Artiste Culture – “The Art Bridge” Edition 9

In this interview, Elaine Kim discusses her curatorial practice as a Korean immigrant living in Australia. Navigating different languages, cultures, and personal experiences, she explores the nuances and tensions that arise between cultural translation and interpretation. She also shares how the structural frameworks and methods of interpretation she is learning through her legal studies influence her perspective and approach as a curator.

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"It's a Family thing" - Aimee Fordsham on Judi Elliot

This exhibition is a story of Australian studio glass, past,present, and future. It reads like a family tree, witheach person linked to the next through an ecosystemof learning, making, and ideas. Some connections areformed through sharing, teaching, and collaboration, whileothers are forged independently, inspiring others throughsustained practice.

Aimee Frodsham, 2026

Hydrogen Torch Demonstration by Mark Eliott

Agents of incongruity: glassmaking embraces nonsense to navigate monsters, wonders and dread by Tom Moore

This practice-led research utilises specialized glassmaking techniques to produce objects exploring the themes of nonsense, monsters, wonder and dread.