2100° / 451° is a short film capturing how Etsuko
Ichikawa creates her signature series “Glass Pyrograph”, drawings made
from the fire and smoke of hot, molten glass, in the glass studio.
The title of the film refers to Ichikawa’s working temperature with
molten glass; 2100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the autoignition point of
paper; 451 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ichikawa creates her signature series “Glass Pyrograph”, drawings made
from the fire and smoke of hot, molten glass, in the glass studio.
The title of the film refers to Ichikawa’s working temperature with
molten glass; 2100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the autoignition point of
paper; 451 degrees Fahrenheit.
Featured Artist: Etsuko Ichikawa
Directed by Alistair Banks Griffin
Music by Saunder Jurriaans & Daniel Bensi
Produced by the Anthropologist
2011
4 min 15 sec
Filmed at Wheaton Arts in Millville, NJ
etsukoichikawa.com
