Glass Blowing Factory in the Black Forest
Glass elf uses his magic to trick people’s eyes, his main magic is based on the properties of glass, such as reflection, translucency, distortion and of course transparency. Also some optical illusion patterns, perspective views.
The building hides itself due to its materiality. It often changes when you standing at the different place to look at it.
Kiln is a conversion of the giant tree where Glass-elf was hiding, which had been cut down in half due to over-logging. Now Peter has electric kiln, he doesn’t need to cut down trees to burn the charcoals. The little glass man is very active, and he changes his form from time to time. Sometimes into a forest animal or plants, a piece of furniture, a vessel on the table or sometimes even a molten hot liquid.
Little Peter is now working very hard and has designed part of the factory as a theatre stage according to his hobby, dance, he blows glass like a performance and often invites the residents of Black Forest to watch.
Little Peter blows glass as a performance
Giant tries to enter his wineshop, and wants to take it back, but when he open the door, the glass vessels stop him. “Stupid me!” Cried the giant, “it’s a window!” Not a door.
Bench becomes a sink, and the infinite mirror also brings magical atmosphere into the space. The glass facade reveals the shade from inside, which allude the myth of the architecture and the interiors.
Giant use his glasses to look for his safe box, where he hides the surgery tools to replace people’s hearts.
Glass elf becomes a guarder, and he works in the studio, always forgot his smoking pipe on the desk.
Kitchen is also a display room, the food on the table are all made of glass or timber. They are not for eating. You can find clues on the table where also has some glassmaking tools.
There are several glass products displaying in the kitchen area, like furnitures and glasswares. The tablecloth is a table, nobody can find a real table underneath it. Also the curtain is forever in the breeze.
Glass elf’s favourite thing is perspective view, and he likes to remind people to look the past. This timber perspective door shows the absence view behind the door that normally Peter overlook.
It is a view taking from Peter’s old house which his father build for the family Little glass spirit tries to tell peter every job is respectful, even the charcoal burner . Peter should not neglect his father’s skill, it is important for people living in the forest.
