On June 12th we went to Murano in Venice. While there we checked out a contemporary glass art exhibit called Glasstress. This was by far my favourite piece. It was created by Javier Perez and is titled "Carrona". I don’t think anyone would ever describe me as a macabre person, but I really like this piece. The one half of the chandelier is still so pristine and whole while the other half is completely destroyed. They obviously had to break it methodically and spread it manually, which would take a ridiculous amount of time, patience and skill to do. It’s as though the chandelier is frozen in mid crash and the spread of the pieces is so realistic. I love that from a distance it looks very literal, a fallen chandler with crows sitting on it. However, the illusion starts when you get up close.
