Fleeting Cherry Blossoms

This artwork represents the brief flowering period of ornamental cherry trees. Often only lasting for 2-weeks each year, they symbolise impermanence and renewal. Global temperature increase threatens these blooms, potentially disrupting the seasonal cycle in nature, as well as tourism in Japan.

Glass is often thought of as fragile and is used to demonstrate the vulnerability of these blossoms.

Each flower is comprised from individual petals, fused together, and shaped using heat.

With global gold price at an all-time high, this pink glass colour has not only doubled in monetary costs, but has also been restricted in production, making the blossoms created here even more precious.

 

Fresh Air 2026:

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Display: Outdoor installation

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​Materials: Bullseye glass & Stainless Steel wires

Technique: Fusing & slumping

Dimensions: H2-3m long wire lines, Individual Flowers: 80-90mm Diameter

Quantity: 120 approx.

Weight: NK

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Date: 2026

Photos: © Daniel Rollitt​

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