Therman Statom Voer een
gevoel, niet
een galerie.
Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Therman Statom
The Architect of Luminous Environments To step into a world created by Therman Statom is to surrender oneself to an immersive dialogue between light, shadow, and the ethereal properties of glass. An American master of the studio glass movement, Statom does not merely create objects; he constructs environments that challenge our very perception of space and materiality. His practice is a profound exploration of how sheet glass—a medium
often relegated to the functional or the transparent—can be transformed into monumental, sculptural narratives. By meticulously cutting, painting, and layering glass, he crafts installations that dwarf the viewer, inviting them into a sensory realm where the boundaries between the physical structure and the surrounding atmosphere begin to dissolve. Statom’s artistic journey is deeply rooted in a fascination with the transformative pot…
