Ann Veronica Janssens frisson bleu, frisson rose, 2021

This diptych is from a new series by Ann Veronica Janssens. It consists of two glass panels made of hammered glass laminated on dichroic PVC film and float glass. The iridescence is created by a dichroic PVC film between the sheets of glass. Dichroic filters allow light to pass selectively and limit its reflections to a particular small range of colors. While the foil creates a dominance of two colors, the iridescent effect creates a wider spectrum. As one moves around the work, each hammered section of the glass reflects the light at different angles, creating variant shapes and colors. Behind the piece the light creates a colored shadow.

Janssens’ work foregrounds the body’s perception of the world and itself in it. She often uses light, natural optical phenomena or glass as medium. Produced with great care, her works exude the impression of great simplicity yet create vivid experiences of the act of seeing, evoking a heightened awareness of the changeability and fleetingness of individual perceptions.