The project based on what is known as the glass delusion, in which people feared that they were made of glass and likely to shatter into pieces as a result.
The process involved creating a fictional work based draws on tropes from early medical histories, society and glass as a sonic instrument.
Central to this is a focus on both the sonic and alchemic qualities of glass, which contributed to the development of an opera soundtrack sung by Ms Hilliard.
Video installation 2022
An opera installation work devised for soprano Elizabeth Hilliard
Sound composition Evangelia Rigaki.
Percussion: Richard O’Donnell
Sound supervision : Richard Duckworth