Shaping Perception - Collection Show
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Sat 21 Feb '26 – Sun 12 Jul '26
Overview
Glass is an inherently contradictory material—simultaneously solid and ethereal, strong and fragile, visible and invisible. Its transparency allows light to become a compositional element, diffused or concentrated to shape mood and meaning.
These installation works from the National Art Glass Collection highlight how light bends through thickness, curvature, and texture, creating chromatic shifts, optical distortions, and dynamic shadows. In…
Glass is an inherently contradictory material—simultaneously solid and ethereal, strong and fragile, visible and invisible. Its transparency allows light to become a compositional element, diffused or concentrated to shape mood and meaning.
These installation works from the National Art Glass Collection highlight how light bends through thickness, curvature, and texture, creating chromatic shifts, optical distortions, and dynamic shadows. In doing so, installation artists treat light not just as a tool, but as a medium, crafting atmospheres that shift and evolve throughout the day.
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