主办方：上海玻璃博物馆

策展人：迪尔曼·图蒙

开幕时间： 2019年12月6日

展览地点：上海玻璃博物馆 设计新馆 H5临展厅

展览规划及平面设计：协调亚洲

Organizer: Shanghai Museum of Glass

Curator: Tilman Thürmer

Opening Date: Dec 06, 2019

Exhibition Venue: H5 Temporary Exhibition Hall, Design Wing ,Shanghai Museum of Glass

Exhibition Planning and Graphic Design: COORDINATION ASIA Ltd.

当玻璃的存在被完全移除，当反射、透明度都不复存在，生活会是什么样子？

我们很难想象一个没有玻璃的世界，除非玻璃与其特性，和它派生的科技进步被有意移除。没有透明，许多熟悉的场景将完全改变。没有玻璃，许多活动将无法进行。如果没有镜子的反射，我们可能连准备出门都有困难。如果没有玻璃，手机、平板的屏幕等现代生活必需品都将不曾被发明：因为没有光纤电缆，我们将无法连接互联网，我们也不会有机会一瞥地球以外，因为望远镜未曾存在。

玻璃对人类的影响和意义远超其物质性，它改变了我们观看世界和自身的方式。这一既向内又朝外的特殊视角促使我们反观自身，也启发我们探索未知。在带来新视角之外，我们还学会了利用玻璃来表达思想，传递想法。不同时代人们对建造周围环境的材料选择，承载了这一时代价值和精神象征，而现代建筑里不断增加的玻璃代表了人们对透明、开放与创新的追求。

上海玻璃博物馆致力于呈现玻璃的无限可能，此次展览“撤璃”展现了一个没有玻璃的世界的颠覆图景。“撤璃”抹除一切玻璃的痕迹，以一片漆黑取而代之，让所有人被离奇而陌生的日常场景包围。这将是一个重新发现玻璃在现代生活中扮演何等不可或缺角色的难得机会。

As the existence of glass is completely removed, when reflection, transparency are no longer available, what would our life be like?

It is hard to imagine a world without glass until it is deliberately removed, so are the features and the technological development derived from it. When transparency is not available, we might find many familiar scenarios utterly changed. Many activities would be impossible without the help of glass. If there is no reflection from the mirror, we would have even struggle to get ready. Without glass, several corner-stone technological innovations, such as the touchscreen for smartphone and tablet that constitutes the modern lifestyle would not be possible: we would not be able to connect on-line due to lack of fibre optic cable and we would not have a chance to go beyond earth if there were not telescopes.

The impact and meanings that glass brought to humans have stretched far beyond its materiality. Glass changes the way we see the world and ourselves. This unique vision that goes both inwards and outwards has motivated us to reflect on ourselves as well as inspired us to explore the uncharted territories. Despite the new perspective granted by glass, we also learnt to use it to extend our thoughts and communicate ideas. The choice of materials for built environments in different timesis the embodiment of the values spirit of the era, and the increasing use of glass in modern architecture has expressed our pursuit for transparency, openness and the innovation.

As an institute dedicated to unfold the limitless possibilities of glass, Shanghai Museum of Glass presents a subversive outlook of an obscure world without glass. UN-GLASS rips anything glass off the fabric of reality and replace with patches of impenetrable pitch black, leaving everyone surrounded by uncannily unfamiliar scenarios in daily life. This is a rare opportunity to rediscover what is essential to us as human and our modern lifestyle.