Etsuko Ichikawa creates what she calls Pyrographs by drawing with hot molten glass which scorches the paper creating an ephemeral path of movement and heat.
“I see this process as a metaphor of my daily life in terms of encounters and impressions relating directly to my work. Meeting someone, seeing some event, hearing a piece of music – these encounters are fleeting moments, but sometimes the impressions of these moments take on their own lives.”
– E.I.
Etsuko Ichikawa Molten glass drawing
Deai, the title of the series, translates from Japanese as “encounter”.
Deai, the title of the series, translates from Japanese as “encounter”
