Switzerland

The world of ice that Priska Jacobs got to know in her childhood in the Bernese Oberland fascinates her.

At a young age she began to capture the glaciers, frozen lakes and icy waterfalls with her camera. After coming into contact with glass for the first time in London, she began training in studio glass in 2000. Priska Jacobs soon couldn't help but use the transparent properties of glass to capture the beauty of frozen water.

The process of heating, liquefying and cooling, solidifying, is the same for ice and glass. Translating nature into art was an obvious choice and the subject continues to provide her with new inspiration to this day. She loves the interplay of experiences in nature and expressing these emotions in glass. Even though the cold world is now quickly disappearing, she has found her own way of capturing a touch of it at room temperature for eternity.

Back in Switzerland, Priska Jacobs set up her glass studio in the Aarau region. In her workshop training, she learned various techniques for working with glass. However, she specialized in the lost wax process, similar to bronze casting.

In addition to working with glass, she has also traveled a lot and has found great pleasure in photography. Landscapes, especially ice in its various forms, have always been a central theme of her pictures. This is why her travels have often taken her to colder regions such as Alaska, Norway, Iceland and Greenland.

She has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions with her work. Priska Jacobs' glass sculptures have won several awards and are represented in the collections of two museums.