N o o r N u y t e n +

Marie de BruynNational Glassmuseum

Collaboration with

Gravitational Screen

melted screens, variable dimensions  

Screens form a window onto digital reality: we usually look through the window rather than at the window itself. In this work, Nuyten reflects on the materiality of these objects, and the raw materials such as sand and calcium that are needed to produce the glass. For this, she experimented with techniques to melt down the screens of old smartphones at the National Glass Museum. This not only involves heat, but also gravity: a force of nature that has no grip on digital reality.