Morphosis I and II by Lene Bødker. Contribution to The Mindcraft Project 2022. Photo Credit: Anders Sune Berg.

Morphosis detail. Contribution to The Mindcraft Project 2022. Photo Credit: Anders Sune Berg.

From The Mindcraft Project 2022. Video Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Installation view from Lene Bødker's solo exhibition Stories to be Told at Ebeltoft Glasmuseum. Kiln cast glass/Lost wax casting, chiseled. Photo Credit: Ole Akhøj.

Twin Flame. Installation view from Lene Bødker ́s solo exhibition Stories to be Told at Ebeltoft Glasmuseum. Kiln cast glass/Lost wax casting. Photo Credit: Ole Akhøj.

Behind the Veil II by Lene Bødker. Kiln cast glass/Lost wax casting. Exhibited at Ebeltoft Glassmuseum. Photo Credit: Ole Akhøj.

You did It, by Lene Bødker. Kiln cast glass/Lost wax casting. Exhibited at Galerie Maria Lund, Paris. Photo Credit: Anders Sune Berg.

Heros by Lene Bødker. Kiln cast glass/Lost wax casting.Exhibited at Ebeltoft Glasmuseum. Photo Credit: Anders Sune Berg.

Lene Bødker. Photo Credit: Jeppe Gudmundsen-Holmgreen.

Lene Bødker — Artist

“After my education I quickly moved away from thinking in function; instead I have been seeking an expression that communicates the stories of nature and the human condition.”

About:

Mixing conceptual links to philosophy and biology with rigorous and detailed craft and manufacturing techniques, the work of glass artist Lene Bødker explores the unique liveliness of her chosen medium and its inherent connection to nature through her collectible and commissioned objects. Her use of cire perdue (lost wax) technique first mastered by bronze casters centuries ago allows her final forms to translate the fluidity of molten glass once cooled. Working between her workshop in Roskilde and studio on Sjællands Odde, her time-consuming practice consists of modelling in clay, wax and plaster casting, before hot glass fills the empty mould – surface finishing completed by hand with hammer and chisel. The laborious nature of her process contributes to a contemplative approach to her craft – with Bødker incorporating meditation at the start of each project to create a sense of calm and presence within her workshop. Combining a strong sensuality within her work through the fusion of natural forms and colours with tactile surface treatments, her work also approaches the spiritual – constantly connecting and questioning our position within nature.

Part of Mindcraft:

2022

Website:

lenebodker.dk

Instagram:

@lene.bodker

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