Craft / end to end, Louis Grant, curated by Consuelo Cavaniglia. At Canberra Glassworks, Kingston, until April 26. Reviewed by MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.

Louis Grant is an early career artist with an inter-disciplinary practice. One of the materials in which he works is glass.

This exhibition shows the sculptural and materials side of his practice. Hot, blown glass is combined with other materials including textiles, bricks, and wax, bringing the artworks to a complete sculpture. end to end (whiskey composition) is a seemingly simple work, with a small, wax pumpkin resting on a pale brown blown glass pumpkin, which sits on a similar form. We are reminded that pumpkins are linked to ideas of transformation, and it is a recurring motif through the exhibition.

end to end (with storms in my eyes) is a large work in the centre of the main gallery space. Tear-drop shaped, blown glass forms are strung together and held taut by bricks, or concrete cylinders. The tears are pale, some with a blue blush, others clear and cold-worked. It is shown on reclaimed faux leather which reaches into the gallery space.

In a similar vein, two white glass orbs which have been cold-worked and have matt surfaces, sit in an arrangement, the smaller on a circle of red felt. The glass objects have been blown and then cold worked.

In a complete contrast, as you walk through one gallery to the next, a large tear-drop sculpture hangs in the window. The title ‘end to end (if you saw my tears would you touch me)’ doesn’t give away clues. Made from denim and used Levi jeans reflects the pale blue of the tears in the first gallery.

In the foyer gallery space – where it might be missed – is end to end (blue tee composition). A wax pumpkin sits on a folded used T-shirt which in turn rests on a kiln formed glass shelf.

These works are enigmatic, arranged as they are in a series of tableaux. The titles hint at scenes from the artist’s past; perhaps not all happy ones.