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Through a deep engagement with the materiality of glass, I investigate its formal and metaphorical potential to embody the nuanced connection between mother and child particularly through the concept of touch.
Rooted in both personal experience and theoretical inquiry, my work draws on psychological frameworks and the enduring discourse of nature versus nurture. I see glass not only as a medium of fragility and transparency, but also as one capable of preserving traces of presence, memory, and emotion. Its paradoxical qualities of strength and delicacy mirror the complexities of care, protection, and generational bonds.
This work is largely biographical, focusing on my evolving relationship with my grandson. It is an intimate reflection on inherited love, interdependence, and the silent gestures that define maternal connection across time. Through the lens of glass, I seek to give form to the invisible yet deeply felt experiences of tenderness, vulnerability, and continuity.
Images: Damien Newton
