“I aim to capture movement and character using the fluidity of blown glass by turning away from symmetry, in an attempt to recreate the organic shapes found in nature."

Michèle Oberdieck is inspired by natural forms for her glass sculptures. She explores balance and asymmetry by looking at shape, surface and colour, using the vessel as a means. A three-dimensional form becomes a gesture or expressive mark. Michèle is drawn to biomorphic shapes found in plant growth and decay, such as the delicate forms tulip petals take when making this journey. These beautiful twisted organic shapes reveal the motion of ageing stopped in its tracks. It is this transformation that she aims to capture in the glass.

Photography of Michèle Oberdieck’s pieces by Sylvain Deleu