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Biology and Philosophy Inform Kim KototamaLune’s Delicate Sculptures Made from Grids of Glass
Garden Micro-Organisms
Glass artist Kim KototamaLune creates ethereal sculptures that resemble abstracted organic shapes and faces. She builds delicate glass grids without molds, which she then works into sculptural form and displays in darkened rooms. This presentation allows light to permeate, which both illuminates the sculptures from within and casts dramatic shadows on the surrounding walls.
The artist was born in Vietnam and now lives and works in France, and has studied multiple languages. Cultural identity, the origins of life, and in-between spaces play into her inspirations. KototamaLune shares with Colossal that she seeks to create an “uncharted territory in order to engage in a silent dialogue with the ‘strangers’ living in us. Those sculptures arise from the will to recover within each of us what is common in our fetal origins.'”
KototamaLune is represented by Da-End Galerie, with whom she’ll be showing work at the ASIA NOW art fair in Paris from October 17 – 21, 2018. You can also see her work through September 15, 2018 at Villa Tamaris Art Center in southern France. Discover more sculptures in KototamaLune’s portfolio on her website.
Garden Micro-Organisms, alternate view
Bourgeon Ancetres
Le Silence Du Nom
Le Murmure
Crepuscule Des Ames
Left: Memoire Eden Garden / Right: Ombre Lointaine Des Reves Primitifs
Odeurde La Lune
Entre Deux
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