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Jin and the
process of Glass Tube Fusion
In 2004, Julius won the Gold Prize in the
prestigious International Exhibition of Glass
Kanazawa, Japan.
This may have swayed him to choose a Kanji
symbol for
The ABC exhibit.
Jin
means Man, in the sense of Human Being. It is
also the first sign in the row called
joyo kanji
(1945 signs recommended by the Japanese
government for common use)
As the first sign, it can be considered as the
beginning of the language, culture and, of
course, art
With its two simple strokes, it is the basic
sign of many Japanese Words.
Julius'
Technique
is novel and the resultant objects are very
appealing.
His signature work is the fusion of borosilicate
glass tubes
In 1998 he obtained a large number of those at
the closing of a factory that made laboratory
equipments
The tubes are cut and layered in a mold
(cement or a mixture of plaster and silica)
The Tubes in the mold are fired in a kiln at a certain
temperature, then the firing process is stopped
abruptly
The challenge is to keep the tubes distinct,
without melting into each other
Initially Julius limited his creations to the
vessel form
Jin illustrates his (welcome)
evolution to sculptural glass
Sami Harawi, paraphrasing
information provided by Julius, May 2005
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