The Weight, 2024, mixed media, 82 x 16 x 16 in. / 208.28 x 40.64 x 40.64 cm.

The Weight, Courtney Tanner, 2024, mixed media, 82 x 16 x 16 in. / 208.28 x 40.64 x 40.64 cm.

“The Weight” pushes glass to the limits of it’s material properties and strengths. Casted lead crystal nuts and bolts threaded through a slumped glass bracket support 68.2lbs of concrete and chain. I have found that it is quite common for strength to be underestimated.