Short documentary about the making of ORM (Divisions, Linear), by Carsten Aniksdal.

ORM

STAINED GLASS CEILING

ORM (Divisions, Linear) is a back-lit ceiling made from leaded mouth-blown glass, made for DNB (The Norwegian Bank) in 2013.

Approximately 10 x 1 meters, its pattern is based on the division of the diamond shape by a line into two parts of different color. The gradual change in placement of the line, and consequently the relationship between the two colors, happen in nine steps. These strings are organized into interwoven fields, causing blending effects between the colors and the appearance of curves in a pattern that is all straight lines.

In 2013 DNB commissioned work from several artists for their new headquarters in Bjørvika in Oslo. The group consisted of Yayoi Kusama, Richard Deacon, Bjarne Melgaard, Ulla-Mari Brantenberg, Anna Gudmundsdottir and I, and was curated by Ida Lykken Ghoosh, Karin Hellandsjø and Frode Sletner. ORM was specifically designed for the long, underground hallway I was given allocated..

The work was made in collaboration with Norwegian glazier company Norsk Kunstglass A/S, Signex A/S, and Autogen AS, with glass from St. Juste Glassery, France.

As an additional commission I made a limited edition of porcelain cover plates for the DNB board, in three color variations (see bottom page), in collaboration with Figgjo Porcelain.

Limited edition of porcelain cover plates for the DNB board, based on a translation of the pattern from the ceiling. The result was a circular pattern ring in three different color variations, each plate 31,8 cm in diameter. The plates were produced by Figgjo, who silk-screened, glazed and fired the plates at their factory in Sandnes.