ENRICO BATTAN
Glass
Enrico Battan is a glass artist interested in archeology, anthropology, urban collapse, and post-industrial ruins. His work is informed by his previous undergraduate studies in Anthropology and Archeology. Enrico uses found objects, mold making, sand casting, and coldworking techniques to create artworks inspired by the collapse and regrowth of Detroit. He is a 2021 graduate from College for Creative Studies with a Bachelor's degree in Crafts and Material Studies. Next year, he will be attending The University of Hawaii Manoa to pursue a masters in sculpture
6921 West Fort Street, 2021
Cast glass, found object, mixed media
14 x 5 x 17”
6921 West Fort Street, 2021
Cast glass, found object, mixed media
14 x 5 x 17”
6921 West Fort Street, 2021
Cast glass, found object, mixed media
14 x 5 x 17”
6921 West Fort Street, 2021
Cast glass, found object, mixed media
14 x 5 x 17”
6921 West Fort Street, 2021
Cast glass, found object, mixed media
14 x 5 x 17”
Love Light, 2021
Cast glass, marble
10 x 3.5 x 10.5”
Love Light, 2021
Cast glass, marble
10 x 3.5 x 10.5”
Love Light, 2021
Cast glass, marble
10 x 3.5 x 10.5”
Love Light, 2021
Cast glass, marble
10 x 3.5 x 10.5”
Love Light, 2021
Cast glass, marble
10 x 3.5 x 10.5”
ENRICO BATTAN
The structure of nature and the urban environment is directly correlated to my work. Glass is a primordial material that is very much similar to geodes and other naturally occurring geological formations. As a former anthropologist and geologist, my work represents an unfiltered perspective of our current environment.
Post-collapse Detroit is simultaneously creating growth, destroying the past, and forgetting what still exists. Therefore, by sourcing found objects and textures within Detroit, my work is an anthropological record of the city.
I sample raw materials and rip textures in a meticulous and scientific way. I blur the lines of refined elegance and found object art within my glass sculptures as a comment of the coexistence of urban degradation and growth.