Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert A work at the origins of matter

The powerful yet poetic work carries a universal message. "I wanted this wall constellation of fifteen juxtaposed cives forming a circular magma to express the symbol of original matter," says Mr. Wintrebert. The work attests to his absolute technical mastery. He fuses his own glass, pursuing a journey into the heart of the material in search of the perfect form, which requires precision down to the millimeter.

Mr. Wintrebert fused a mixture of silica and materials from Sweden in a furnace at 1,280°C. Then he blew the glass without any mold to achieve the object’s final shape. This is due only to his talent: an expert command of gravity, movement and temperature. He alternated between blowing and marbling to obtain fifteen glass cives to which he added the color ebony black. Once reaching their final shape, the cives were cooled and assembled on a wooden panel.

“Dark Matter is the result of 20 years of research inspired by working with the material. The research has allowed me to express a creativity that, in my opinion, is energy itself.”