How wonderful!
What an unusual piece, by a very unusual artist. Very early on in my interest in glass, I went to a talk given by Jack Searle, for the Scottish Slass Society at the Macmanus Galleries in Dundee - and Fritz Akerboom was there. I saw, in reality (in vitro
) a wonderful iridescent piece he had made - I think there are images and some info on the Scotland's Glass website.
Have a look here.
http://www.scotlandsglass.co.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41:frits-akerboom-lampwork-a-slumped&catid=16&Itemid=8(In labs, the expressions "in vivo" and "in vitro" are used to describe experiments that happen in life (in vivo) or as experiments to describe what happens in test tubes (in vitro). I am rather fond of trying to use the expression "in Vitro", to describe glass in reality. But I'm just a saddo about lab stuff, I love it.)
There is a piece of his work displayed in the Museum in Glasgow. (I suspect it is the same piece I saw in Dundee and that is illustrated on the website. I lust after it!)
I'm afraid (despite being a bit of a trekkie myself) I see something made fom human bones rather than a portal to other worlds.
Welcome to the board - and what a fabulous, scarce and unusual piece to start off with.!