- Materials:
- Social practice, etymology, language, inkjet print on paper
- Dimensions:
- 91.4 x 61 cm
- Made:
- United States, Alfred, Rochester, and New York, New York : 2018
Selector Statement
Blow Harder: Alternative Lexicons for the Hotshop analyzes the sexually-charged language of American glassblowing. It deftly critiques the historically male-dominated hot shop by studying the vocabulary that has sprung from it. Peck and Donnellan’s proposal for alternative terms calls for a reckoning with the power dynamics, safety, and inclusivity of the glassblowing process.