JEANNE-SOPHIE AAS
Limpid, soft dust
A lump of clear glass melted at 1140ºC turns into a black glass dust that darkens its surface. I then shape the still hot glass into a ring shape. After 12 hours of slow cooling, I reshape and finish the glass. I treat its surface with an etching process to remove all remaining shine and transparency. The ring is now in the darkest and most matte aspect of the process. Then, carefully cut and polished facets open new windows of transparency, creating an architectural space of light and reflections. The ring has become a miniature world full of subtle contrasts that constantly change with movement.
Material
Glass
Technique
Hot-formed, cold-finished and polished
Lithosphere and Scoria Formation, pair
Working with foam glass technique requires both the precision of laboratory work and trust in the wildness of the process itself. The glass becomes unusual – it expands instead of flows, it is airy instead of heavy, rough instead of shiny. During the firing process, when the glass boils, the temperature of the kiln must be quickly lowered by hand, thus capturing its materiality in a deviant state.
Material
Glass
Technique
Formed in the kiln
JEANNE-SOPHIE AAS, France/Norway
Jeanne-Sophie Aas (born in 1983) is a French-Norwegian glass artist and teacher based in Oslo. After 18 years of practice, she has become a multidisciplinary glass artist exploring different aspects of glass art. Her works include jewelry, sculpture, glass fashion, stained glass, video art, photography and more. Her glass works were recently selected for presentation at SCHMUCK 2026. She has also participated in international biennials such as Contemporania 2025 in Barcelona, Fusion Jewelry Biennal at the MAVA Museum in Madrid and the International Festival of Glass in England.
Website
https://www.jsa-glass.com/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jsa.glass/
