Saturns
“With my Saturn series I combine a Planet with contiguous, concentric rings of colorless, ruby, or New Mexico glass. This continuation of the Planet theme involves a rigorous procedure that requires the help of all of my assistants and hours of focused labor. Saturns provide a counterpoint to smooth round globes. Creating the rings in glass turned out to be way more difficult than I ever imagined, yet they convey the sense of whirling motion that I wanted.”
— Josh Simpson
“Simpson’s Planets are not meant to alert us to ecological issues, but neither are they immune to such associations. Instead, they effectively remind us of the awe we feel in the presence of nature and the vulnerability of man and Earth.”
— Michael Monroe
former Curator, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution
