Faceted blown glass dome enclosing a white and blue toy figure, on a pale round pedestal
Photo: Lorna Yabsley

Future Relic

Future Relic #3

Year
2026
Materials
Blown glass, PLA and found object
Dimensions
110 × 110 × 110 mm

Future Relic encloses real mass-produced toys and figures inside blown glass domes faceted through cold-working. Unlike cast reproductions, these are the objects themselves, sealed away as if excavated from our present day. Preserved in glass, a familiar toy becomes an artefact of consumer culture, inviting the viewer to imagine how the everyday objects of our time might be discovered, studied, and displayed by future generations. Each piece sits on a handmade pedestal, presented like a museum specimen.

The dome seen closer, the figure broken up by the facets
Photo: Lorna Yabsley
The dome small in a wide white space
Photo: Lorna Yabsley