ARTISTS STATEMENT
Kaja Knowers creates glass work that refuses to sit quietly on a plinth. Her pieces are restless, questioning and alive with energy. She sees glass as more than a delicate material; it is a collaborator, a provocateur and sometimes even a bit of a troublemaker.
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At the heart of her practice is an obsession with transformation. She is fascinated by how glass can shift from liquid to solid, from transparent to reflective, from something fragile to something forceful. This constant state of becoming mirrors her own journey and her curiosity about how we change, grow and reveal ourselves.
As Kaja puts it,
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“I let my kiln instinct guide me, heat, light and a healthy dose of playfulness do the rest.“
Just as a kiln demands both patience and intuition, her approach to glass is about surrendering to transformation while shaping it at the same time.
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Light is her favourite co-conspirator. She uses it to twist, bounce and break apart the familiar, creating moments that feel both playful and uncanny. Her work encourages people to look again, to question their perceptions and to find joy in the unexpected. She loves turning everyday interactions with light into something sculptural and experiential, pulling viewers into a shared moment of wonder.
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Humour, vulnerability and a bit of cheek are central to everything she makes. Kaja is not interested in preciousness or perfection. Instead, she embraces the cracks, the reflections and the in-between spaces where something surprising can happen. Whether she is blowing, casting, slumping or cold working, she lets the idea lead the process rather than the other way around.
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Her pieces often explore themes of identity, transformation and emotional transparency. They are intimate and personal but invite collective curiosity. Each work is an invitation to play, to question and to see the world (and yourself) from a new angle.
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For Kaja, glass is not just a medium. It is a language, a mood and a way of exploring what it means to be human. Through light, colour and form, she aims to create work that resonates long after the initial moment of surprise fades.
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Curious to see how these ideas come alive in glass? Explore her artworks here.