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Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Juli Bolaños-Durman, The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series

Juli Bolaños-Durman

The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment Series
Glass
Various
Juli Bolaños-Durman collaborated with Studio Walac to⁠ create ‘The Isles of Reclaimed Wonderment’, a new series of 12 one-of-a-kind lighting sculptures. ⁠

The collection invites audiences to wander into a world of fantasy – a departure from the usual representations of lighting. The Isles of Reclaimed⁠ Wonderment come to life using locally found glass that has been collected, rescued and gifted over the years, alongside graphic wood cutouts.⁠
Shannon Tofts
NFS
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Bolaños-Durman is known for revitalising waste material by applying various heritage cold-working processes. Her practice is driven by a genuine concern for the amount of rubbish we produce as consumers. As a maker working with a material that can be repaired, this project represents an opportunity to demonstrate both the traditional skills and artistic vision required to breathe new life into these discarded objects. In the end, these objets d'art personify a story of potential. ‘Through my work I want to invite the audience to delve into a magical world of second chances, where waste material is the starting point. I’m interested in how this visceral bond between the maker and the material permeates the creative process, guiding it to become something new. Furthermore, these objects honour the instinctual need to create something with our hands, and how this act of making connects us to our humanity, our forefathers/foremothers and the future’.
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Emerging Costa Rican Artist & Designer based in Scotland with a background in Graphic Design, mixed-media and recent immersion into the glass material. This specific set of experiences give Juli a fresh and versatile vision when approaching research and the creative process by repurposing found objects and transforming them into precious artefacts that tell a story.

 

Exhibitions

2022

Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass 2022. April 10th - September 25th, 2022. Coburg, Germany.

COLLECT with Northlands Creative at Somerset House. Feb. 23-27th. London, UK.

2021-

FUTURE OF HOME by Local Heroes and Custom Lane. Edinburgh, UK. Dec 2-19th, 2021

NGC GLASS PRIZE National Glass Centre. University of Sunderland, England. 16 October 2021 – 13 March 2022

London Design Festival | Brompton Design District with Local Heroes. London, UK. September 2021

DESIGN LAB NATION- Victoria & Albert Museum in partnership with National Glass Centre. Sunderland, England.

TOYAMA INTERNATIONAL GLASS EXHIBITION 2021. Toyama, Japan. July 10 – Sunday, October 3, 2021

GLASS, MEET THE FUTURE FESTIVAL (GMTF) presented by Northlands Creative, Caithness, Scotland. March 2021

ADJUST/ADAPT Exhibition Scottish Furniture Makers Association in partnership with Visual Arts Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR WAITING Online Exhibition. Liminal Gallery

COLLECT 2021 with Gallery Ten. Online Edition Artsy.

2020-

DUTCH DESIGN WEEK - Dutch Invertuals Academy. TRUE MATTER. Eindhoven, Netherlands Oct 2020

The Scottish Gallery & Craft Scotland Selects⁣⁣. Sep 2020

GLASS, MEET THE FUTURE FESTIVAL (GMTF) presented by Northlands Creative, Caithness, Scotland. July 2020.

 

Website: julibd.com

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