chronic dissatisfaction
(the video)

Emma Salamon

This piece is a contemplation on the restless feeling that something is missing - something that, if fulfilled, would hypothetically make everything complete. The cup in the video though, is never empty or filled. It should overflow, but instead the drop drips endlessly as a metaphor for the unattainable, leaving one unfulfilled.

The drops measure the passing of time, without any resolution. It is moving, yet still.

Chronic dissatisfaction (the video) was initially created as part of a larger exhibit which traced fleeting memories from moments of apprehension and longing.

Video credits: Picado Fino, Esteban Sapir.

 
 
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Emma Salamon, TYL MFA ‘12
Lives and works in Valencia, Spain
Website: www.emmasalamon.com


Emma Salamon's work consists of multiple parts using different glass techniques combined with other mediums, drawings, found manipulated objects, and video. She creates installations and discrete works that deal with personal experience, psychological and symbolic content. Emma Salamon was born in France where she spent her early childhood, then moved to New York, Italy, and Argentina. She came to the States for college and received her B.F.A. from The University of the Arts where she was introduced to glass, and M.F.A. from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia. Emma has taught glass at Tyler School of Art and The University of the Arts and was recently the Assistant of Glass Director at The National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia. She has shown around the Philadelphia area, and is a co-founder and active member of the artist collective The Burnt Asphalt Family. She has been featured in the New Glass Review,33, 2012, and 37, 2016, as well as Laura Donefer's book "Glass Fashion Extravaganza". Emma has recently relocated to Valencia, Spain with her family.