Laura Quinn is an Irish glass artist based near London. Specialising in glassblowing, coldworking and lampworking, she has drawn on this variety of techniques to create a new body of experimental work for Collect Open. The inspiration for the work comes from theorist Michael Polanyi’s writings on tacit knowledge. Tacit Dimensions is a series of tactile glass forms that explore what tacit, or silent, knowledge of the material and making process the viewer experiences through viewing and physical engagement. The intricate glass formations evoke a curiosity to interact with. The combination of hundreds of meticulously handmade glass components with soft materials creates durable forms that welcome human interaction and challenge ideas that glass is too fragile to touch