https://alexanderrosenberg.net Alexander Rosenberg Sat, 18 Oct 2025 06:21:53 +0000 https://alexanderrosenberg.net en https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Home-Page Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:05:51 +0000 Alexander Rosenberg https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Home-Page https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Lighting-Prototype Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:02:32 +0000 Alexander Rosenberg https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Lighting-Prototype &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="3456" height="4664" width_o="3456" height_o="4664" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee3ef79913c813d8fae4a7727127409b564ecd6009fd5dde085fea17a2e498fe/chandellier.jpg" data-mid="224180558" border="0" data-scale="45" data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee3ef79913c813d8fae4a7727127409b564ecd6009fd5dde085fea17a2e498fe/chandellier.jpg" />Lighting Prototype (2024) Dimensions variable. Blown glass, water, salvaged electronic components, candle, flame, closed circuit video. Lighting Prototype incorporates several digital screens in water-filled vessels broadcasting a single signal of a burning candle. When naturally sourced materials like cotton wick and wax become more rare than throwaway digital components, this proposal will become practical. In the 19th century, some interiors used clear glass spheres filled with water to magnify and disperse candle light. Later, as these rooms adopted electric light, some kept this optical augmentation, creating hybrid objects bridging two technological eras. This prototype uses hand-blown glass and water in a similar way to magnify and disperse the artificial glow from tiny screens. All of the electronic components included in the work can be powered by a 12-volt power supply. https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Earthquake-Chair Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:17:54 +0000 Alexander Rosenberg https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Earthquake-Chair <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9b826306452402bc1f266a5c880c9c494292fef296cc799d4af435e7c066f08/Chair.jpg" data-mid="224181234" border="0" data-scale="42" data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f9b826306452402bc1f266a5c880c9c494292fef296cc799d4af435e7c066f08/Chair.jpg" /> Earthquake Chair (2024) Dimensions variable. Blown glass, bentwood chair, vibrating motor, timer, rheostat, water, bungee cords. Initially trying to imitate the seismically activated glass of water on the dashboard in Jurassic Park, I accidentally made something much more violent.&nbsp; Approximately every 10 minutes, the chair vibrates aggressively, walking around the gallery space, tugging on its cord, while agitating a lidded vessel full of water. https://alexanderrosenberg.net/79-795107-11-593316 Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:11:57 +0000 Alexander Rosenberg https://alexanderrosenberg.net/79-795107-11-593316 <img width="3456" height="4696" width_o="3456" height_o="4696" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb50719b1769a73042accfbbfd9409dc635ef13f382eef0a274ad0a480a114d3/DroneProj.jpg" data-mid="224181159" border="0" data-scale="30" data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fb50719b1769a73042accfbbfd9409dc635ef13f382eef0a274ad0a480a114d3/DroneProj.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="1334" height="750" width_o="1334" height_o="750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f271eb5fdf2bed32f5cec7c04b4f7d8cdf638fcfd84f9d2882356a2fd713898/DroneCoordinates.PNG" data-mid="224181158" border="0" data-scale="30" data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f271eb5fdf2bed32f5cec7c04b4f7d8cdf638fcfd84f9d2882356a2fd713898/DroneCoordinates.PNG" />79.795107, 11.593316 (2024) Dimensions variable. Blown glass, Galvanized steel tub, welded steel, pico projector, candles, final video footage transmitted from drone which crashed in the arctic, water, misc hardware and electronic components. The above coordinates mark the resting place of the drone I crashed and lost on a glacier in the Arctic Circle. The last video it transmitted before the batteries died is displayed as a looped projection on a floating white glass screen while two floating candles burn on either side of the looped video. https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Devices-to-Correct-Horizon-Line-at-80th-parallel Sat, 18 Oct 2025 06:21:53 +0000 Alexander Rosenberg https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Devices-to-Correct-Horizon-Line-at-80th-parallel <img width="4000" height="2668" width_o="4000" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd4b5b3eb149e41751183f222acb9077dc1d596a98cdb33b10897b1cc0263830/AlexClearVase2a.jpeg" data-mid="239511218" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd4b5b3eb149e41751183f222acb9077dc1d596a98cdb33b10897b1cc0263830/AlexClearVase2a.jpeg" />In collaboration with Freddie Gluck (2024) Dimensions variable. Blown glass, photographic slides, electronic components, sea water collected from the Arctic Circle.. Sea water collected above the 80th parallel is used to fill a series of vessels to magnify and view slides taken in the Arctic Circle.&nbsp; The glass vessels stand at different heights to line up the horizon lines from the three images. https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Trash-Camo-Jumpsuit Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:33:46 +0000 Alexander Rosenberg https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Trash-Camo-Jumpsuit <img width="3056" height="5056" width_o="3056" height_o="5056" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48579acffca573b253c6ae3cfb1f485912a95ddd5350dfe75227889c0c3ecfcb/TrashCamo.jpg" data-mid="224177767" border="0" data-scale="39" data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48579acffca573b253c6ae3cfb1f485912a95ddd5350dfe75227889c0c3ecfcb/TrashCamo.jpg" /> Trash-Camo Jumpsuit (2020 - 2021) Dimensions variable. Photographic print on cotton sewn into a jumpsuit, binoculars, steel lighting stand.&nbsp; This jumpsuit was made as part of my residency at RAIR allowing me to blend into the trash piles to better observe wildlife. https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Magic-Lantern-for-late-anthropocene Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:38:36 +0000 Alexander Rosenberg https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Magic-Lantern-for-late-anthropocene <img width="3456" height="4752" width_o="3456" height_o="4752" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09ea09c22296fc3ef02c10e169a6ea79ce32ac06cd525864b9d67f0ee6c0041f/Projector.jpg" data-mid="224180000" border="0" data-scale="47" data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/09ea09c22296fc3ef02c10e169a6ea79ce32ac06cd525864b9d67f0ee6c0041f/Projector.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="3456" height="4707" width_o="3456" height_o="4707" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8897b5a123dac3b4b803ec3a5bb4b5ce191205977b4080cc511fede3254d6ce0/Magiclantern2.jpg" data-mid="224180013" border="0" data-scale="47" data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8897b5a123dac3b4b803ec3a5bb4b5ce191205977b4080cc511fede3254d6ce0/Magiclantern2.jpg" />Magic Lantern (for late anthropocene) (2022 - 2024) Dimensions Variable. Sandblasted Pilkington Active float glass, Pilkington TEC float glass, uncoated float glass, blackout paint, UV light, blown soda lime glass, salvaged projector optics, steel, repurposed hardware, found hardware and electronic components. This project draws from the proto-cinematic Magic Lantern shows of the 19th century, a once popular technological performance bridging multiple distinct scientific eras, and incorporates elements of the elaborate mechanical slides sometimes used to project moving imagery on the walls for a live audience.&nbsp; Instead of using 19th century technology, I’ve incorporated several of NSG’s futuristic products to tell a story, through a series of projected slides, warning of a potentially catastrophic environmental future. https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Vessel-Prototype-Dillon-MT-in-the-darkest-place Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:56:03 +0000 Alexander Rosenberg https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Vessel-Prototype-Dillon-MT-in-the-darkest-place <img width="5184" height="3888" width_o="5184" height_o="3888" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/685fdbde3f669cb2363f0ccb010876ce300316a47b8d3c6047658f4f18eac4c1/vesselproto5.jpg" data-mid="224180394" border="0" data-scale="33" data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/685fdbde3f669cb2363f0ccb010876ce300316a47b8d3c6047658f4f18eac4c1/vesselproto5.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="2928" height="5056" width_o="2928" height_o="5056" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f35ed71243c531ff0db5fc8938eb0c42db195e85b9f6d06c7a342a98d0fcb77/Neon.jpg" data-mid="224180418" border="0" data-scale="33" data-draggable data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f35ed71243c531ff0db5fc8938eb0c42db195e85b9f6d06c7a342a98d0fcb77/Neon.jpg" /> &nbsp;Vessel Prototype Dillon, MT. (in the darkest place) (2021- 2024) Dimensions variable. Neon sign, long exposure photograph, large format print. A neon form derived from a french curve is rotated to create a vessel, floating in space. Its light illuminates the ground and the blurry figure manipulating it.&nbsp; I was driven to the darkest outdoor place in Dillon, MT to produce this image. https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Lighting-Prototype-v-1 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:26:50 +0000 Alexander Rosenberg https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Lighting-Prototype-v-1 <img width="1191" height="800" width_o="1191" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/431266fad634514d4b52e4b12da0905093e6406d9abd170cdba17e01e28f562a/webLIGHTINGPROTOTYPEDETAIL2.jpg" data-mid="112167919" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/431266fad634514d4b52e4b12da0905093e6406d9abd170cdba17e01e28f562a/webLIGHTINGPROTOTYPEDETAIL2.jpg" /> <img width="933" height="800" width_o="933" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3627cd90ef60445b14544dc08abcb02b353825e1f16c93a5fa8206bf4c6b72ff/webLIGHTINGPROTOTYPE-DETAIL3.jpg" data-mid="112167918" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/933/i/3627cd90ef60445b14544dc08abcb02b353825e1f16c93a5fa8206bf4c6b72ff/webLIGHTINGPROTOTYPE-DETAIL3.jpg" /> Lighting Prototype v.1 (2020) Dimensions variable. Blown glass, water, salvaged electronic components, candle, flame, closed circuit video. Lighting Prototype (v.1) represents a part of a larger, more complex object, with several digital screens in water-filled vessels broadcasting a single signal of a burning candle. When naturally sourced materials like cotton wick and wax become more rare than throwaway digital components, this proposal will become practical. In the 19th C, some interiors used clear glass spheres filled with water to magnify and disperse candle light. Later, as these rooms adopted electric light, some kept this optical augmentation, creating hybrids bridging two technological eras. This prototype uses hand-blown glass and water in a similar way to magnify and disperse the artificial glow from tiny screens. All of the electronic components included in the work can be powered by a 12-volt power supply. https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Blown-Away Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:45:45 +0000 Alexander Rosenberg https://alexanderrosenberg.net/Blown-Away Blown Away Season 1 In the winter of 2018 I was cast in Blown Away, a 10-episode television program where glass-blowers compete for a cash prize. The series was released on Netflix internationally on July 12, 2019 and can be seen here. All photos are courtesy of Marblemedia. 1) Lachrymatory Viewer (for Cleo) (2018) Blown glass, water, photograph of my dog, Cleo. I made this project for the first challenge on Blown Away. A lachrymatory is a small vessel historically used to collect tears as part of a mourning ritual. This one, when filled, worked as a lens, magnifying the face of my beloved dog in the photograph. <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c1fdfddc45dcfb501ab236a0c9a9205627bd17ad6d8ee52569979811b952692/Cleo.jpg" data-mid="112167922" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/9c1fdfddc45dcfb501ab236a0c9a9205627bd17ad6d8ee52569979811b952692/Cleo.jpg" /> 2) Tableware for Changes in Texture of Mi Xao Don (2018) Blown glass I made this set of tableware for the second challenge on Blown Away. It is for a Vietnamese dish with a nest-like mass of crispy noodles that soften as they are saturated with a thick brown sauce. The problem is the dish doesn't keep well - the noodles get too soggy. The fragmented glass on the top was made by dropping the hot glass into water instead of annealing it. This creates little cracks in the surface, that a liquid can slowly permeate. The sauce travels down three hollow legs to the plate where it can slowly mix with the crispy noodles. <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/684cb51c57eff4e99738c472ac3dbea77712a803f00a0ba7ff2e9e460cf0fe86/Sauce.jpg" data-mid="112167927" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/684cb51c57eff4e99738c472ac3dbea77712a803f00a0ba7ff2e9e460cf0fe86/Sauce.jpg" /> 3) Lighting Augmentation for a Post-Electric Future (2018) Blown glass, light bulb, cord, socket. This object was made for the third challenge on Blown Away. I wanted to make lighting that would work after a severe economic / environmental collapse. As a material-specific artist / educator and a maker of objects entrenched in a studio practice that consumes resources at an alarming rate, I am confronted with quantifying my carbon footprint, assessing the relative scarcity and availability of material, and otherwise measuring the environmental impact of my work as an artist. As these unintentional effects of my studio work eclipse the projects they once served, an urgent shift has begun to reorient my practice. This object is designed for a fast approaching future where we no longer have reliable access to electricity and new technology must be designed to work on top of the crumbling infrastructure of the past. <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5169ce749d35af427de91bd0f0be858db66b89e9d81d0043d94bd0f10ab86b68/chandellier.jpg" data-mid="112167921" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/5169ce749d35af427de91bd0f0be858db66b89e9d81d0043d94bd0f10ab86b68/chandellier.jpg" /> 4) Decanter and Drinking Glass to Cultivate Patience (2018) Blown glass. I designed this set of tableware on Blown Away based on some antique absinthe glasses I had seen with a constriction in them. I wanted the hour-glass tops to force the user to pour extremely slowly, creating a visual and aural spectacle of the brightly colored liquid trickling into the clear vessels. <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2b7f30ace5d6e2d06a44cf8b4bf245888d6a2ce917f4d33b5139899154309be/Decanter.jpg" data-mid="112167923" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/d2b7f30ace5d6e2d06a44cf8b4bf245888d6a2ce917f4d33b5139899154309be/Decanter.jpg" /> 5) Pill Bottle (2018) Blown glass. This sculpture was made for the sixth challenge on Blown Away <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/407786db45e403e9d88708f6294f5100fafaf785c09d7636627a9637969460f3/Pills.jpg" data-mid="112167925" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/407786db45e403e9d88708f6294f5100fafaf785c09d7636627a9637969460f3/Pills.jpg" /> 6) Equilibrium (2018) Blown glass. Made in collaboration with Janusz Pozniak on Blown Away. Equilibrium is a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces. <img width="1422" height="800" width_o="1422" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d00661c22500fd2b166fc184e34fe61c361146271b105981cc19de657d047ad3/Balance.jpg" data-mid="112167920" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d00661c22500fd2b166fc184e34fe61c361146271b105981cc19de657d047ad3/Balance.jpg" /> 7) The Disappointment of the Tropics (2018) Blown glass This work was made for the 8th challenge on Blown Away. The Wardian case was a small portable greenhouse, its design the basis for European Hothouses of the 19th Century, invented to create a microclimate to transport delicate and valuable flowers like orchids from distant tropical locales back to Europe. These botanical specimens resisted European collecting stubbornly, more frequently arriving rotten and wilted than in the state of perpetual bloom scientific institutions and collectors so deeply desired. Botanical collections in European glass houses presented a false picture of tropical beauty, showing diverse colorful species, always in bloom, when the reality of the tropics was usually muddy, damp, brown, and green - disappointing to traveling Botanists expecting to find a rainbow of exciting flora in their natural environment. This work is inspired by the research and writing of Elaine Ayers. <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a50380143bcdcf6960740038037ffe23237c598d48187f523001a9088ff0939/Tropics.jpg" data-mid="112167928" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/7a50380143bcdcf6960740038037ffe23237c598d48187f523001a9088ff0939/Tropics.jpg" /> 8) Thaumatrope (Persistence of Breath) (2018) Blown glass. This object was produced for the ninth challenge on Blown Away. Even a still body is in constant motion as its interior mechanisms beat, digest, excrete and breathe. In the early 1800’s a simple proto-cinematic device called a thaumatrope was used to create the illusion of movement using two still images. This glass thaumatrope depicts two sets of lungs (one set swollen, full of breath, the other empty after an exhale) encased in a clear glass which, as it spins, evokes the bodily process with which the object was created. <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f76ad6b1a160d060ff876c69d4184447e7754e639d3c3497d2feedd55d15ab2/Lungs.jpg" data-mid="112167924" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/1f76ad6b1a160d060ff876c69d4184447e7754e639d3c3497d2feedd55d15ab2/Lungs.jpg" />