Blown glass, sandblasted and engraved
56 x 29 x 29 cm

This blown-glass amphora becomes a vessel for drawing: a translucent surface where engraved lines translate the language of architecture into luminous form. Historic façades from Adelaide provide the imagery, yet the work speaks more broadly to the human impulse to gather, learn, and belong.

Architecture does more than provide shelter. The right design can turn strangers into neighbours, creating places where people feel welcome, safe, and engaged. Museums, libraries, universities and community centres hold the memories of those who pass through them, shaping how societies meet and how futures are imagined.

Across these etched cityscapes appear small figures absorbed in their smartphones, taking selfies, texting and capturing fragments of experience. Their presence reflects how digital technology now mediates community life: buildings once reliant on face-to-face encounters are simultaneously shared and re-experienced through screens, extending their reach while altering how connection is felt.

Glass, at once fragile and enduring, underscores these dualities. The classical amphora form references vessels as keepers of culture, while the engraved drawings bring that tradition into the present, mapping the bonds between people, place, and the ever-evolving ways communities communicate.