A publication about the artwork Requiem by Katie Paterson as part of National Glass Centre’s Glass Exchange project.

Requiem is a glass urn filled with samples of dust spanning a timescale from before the creation of Earth to date.

The artwork places a focus on the change humanity has brought about in a relatively small timescale.

Featuring an introduction from Richard & Florence Ingleby, essays from Jay Griffiths and David Farrier, as well as text from Jan Zalasiewicz.

Published on occasion of the exhibitions:

‘Katie Paterson: Requiem’, 9 Apr – 11 Jun 2022, Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, UK; and also ‘Glass Exchange’, 18 Jun – 11 Sep 2022, National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK.