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Oscar van der Linden (1958) I combine natural materials (such as felt, wood, wool and rope) in unusual ways to create glass sculptures and installations that draw on my subjective experience of cancer and recovery and the wider aesthetics of wellness and decay in the natural world. My graduate exhibition considered the affect of emotional state on the healing process and, in addition to traditional glass casts, included objects formed using contemporary 3D printing techniques and clinical props. Informed by my background in graphic design and photography, I also enjoy experimenting with the optics of glass using different polishing techniques to alter its surface texture, sometimes embedding text within the works.