Two delicate pieces of glassware, a carafe and a

glass, with an inscription that reads ‘kep it insade, tring

not to brick’. With her contribution to the Normann x

Brask Art Collection, Gudrun Hasle exposes, and plays

on, her diagnosed dyslexia. Even if we are able to read

the caption and comprehend the intended words,

the obvious misspelling goes against the grain of our

conception, making us oddly uneasy.

Appearing almost like a scar that disrupts the smooth

surface of the glass, the invasive nature of the sandblast

inscription relates back to Hasle’s youth, when she went

through a dark period as a cutter. Thus, Hasle’s pieces

feed on narratives: her own personal stories, as well as

the ones you read into them.

The pieces play on dualities: the delicate container

that holds its liquid and the individual trying to hold it

together and not succumb to the pressures of society.

By means of materiality and immateriality, Hasle draws

our attention to fragility – in both glass and in people.

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