On the occasion of the 17th edition of the Venice Biennale of Architecture, Fondazione Berengo and WonderGlass announce a collaboration to showcase a unique contemporary glass art and design exhibition titled GLASS to GLASS, opening to the public on 17th July 2021. United by their shared passion for revitalising contemporary glass the two companies will celebrate the vibrant community of contemporary artists and designers working with Murano glass today. A selection of works conceived by internationally acclaimed designers and artists in collaboration with the glass artisans of Murano will be presented at Fondazione Berengo’s Art Space in Murano and Berengo Collection, near San Marco, inside one of the oldest pharmacies in Venice dating back to the early 18th century. These two spaces will act as the perfect historical backdrop to showcase a dynamic vision for the future of glass. 

Following are the works presented by Maarten Baas

Making Up: Molten glass bulges from the ornate exterior of a series of antique mirrors. An image that should remain still instead springs to life, animated and liquid it spills out into the world, carrying its own sense of identity. A break from repetition and reflection creates a world of its own.

Reasonable Bounds: A symbol of hope and celebration, levity and joy, colourful hand-blown balloons rise from the ground. Yet they reach a limit, contorting against the walls the balloons find their flight restricted. Radically altered by the circumstances in which they find themselves, they adapt to their landscape in a subtle commentary on unprecedented times.